How many here running large scale?
09-21-2011, 06:11 PM
#31
F1
Hi all,
After around 15 years of racing TC Nitro's, some of them at National level. I just got my first 1/5th scale rc car about 10 weeks ago. An FG_Comp F1.
I still have yet to even start the engine but I'm loving working on the car.
I also see there are not many around but I also see that this scale is a growing part of the RC community and I hope more tracks broaden their horizons and allow this growing side of RC in.
My thanks have to go to Leisurehours hobbies at Joliet, Illinois for doing just this! Even though they have never let any 1/5th scale race there before, they were more then willing and helpful in track design when I proposed a practice session (Yet to mateialize
)
Good to see this thread and all for seperate section for large scale!
British Menace
After around 15 years of racing TC Nitro's, some of them at National level. I just got my first 1/5th scale rc car about 10 weeks ago. An FG_Comp F1.
I still have yet to even start the engine but I'm loving working on the car.
I also see there are not many around but I also see that this scale is a growing part of the RC community and I hope more tracks broaden their horizons and allow this growing side of RC in.
My thanks have to go to Leisurehours hobbies at Joliet, Illinois for doing just this! Even though they have never let any 1/5th scale race there before, they were more then willing and helpful in track design when I proposed a practice session (Yet to mateialize
)Good to see this thread and all for seperate section for large scale!
British Menace
09-21-2011, 06:18 PM
#32
Hi all,
After around 15 years of racing TC Nitro's, some of them at National level. I just got my first 1/5th scale rc car about 10 weeks ago. An FG_Comp F1.
I still have yet to even start the engine but I'm loving working on the car.
I also see there are not many around but I also see that this scale is a growing part of the RC community and I hope more tracks broaden their horizons and allow this growing side of RC in.
My thanks have to go to Leisurehours hobbies at Joliet, Illinois for doing just this! Even though they have never let any 1/5th scale race there before, they were more then willing and helpful in track design when I proposed a practice session (Yet to mateialize)
Good to see this thread and all for seperate section for large scale!
British Menace
After around 15 years of racing TC Nitro's, some of them at National level. I just got my first 1/5th scale rc car about 10 weeks ago. An FG_Comp F1.
I still have yet to even start the engine but I'm loving working on the car.
I also see there are not many around but I also see that this scale is a growing part of the RC community and I hope more tracks broaden their horizons and allow this growing side of RC in.
My thanks have to go to Leisurehours hobbies at Joliet, Illinois for doing just this! Even though they have never let any 1/5th scale race there before, they were more then willing and helpful in track design when I proposed a practice session (Yet to mateialize
)Good to see this thread and all for seperate section for large scale!
British Menace
09-21-2011, 06:20 PM
#33
I really like F1 racing but all I have is 1/10 and 1/24 scale F1. I would love to have a 1/5 scale F1 one day. This is what I play with when the weather is bad and I cannot run my baja. This is just a little over half my track as I do not have enough room to set it all up inside. Unfortunately it is not 1/5 scale gas.
09-21-2011, 07:12 PM
#34
46u Those little f1 cars are cool ....ever time I go to HT they have a small set up on a table...would work great in my basement for like you said bad weather...just can not justify the $$ for them...now those 5th scale F1's are the super nice..but offroad is it for me..
09-21-2011, 07:32 PM
#35
I envy you being 40 mins away!
I am in the Quad Cities over 2 hours away... but at least its close enough to test out my new F1 toy!!
BM
09-21-2011, 08:47 PM
#36
WOW---enjoy your F-1 Comp car!!! Build the setup absolutely STOCK and you'll love the way it handles on GRP A tires all the way around.
If you want to see a good video of F-1's in action at the Nat's--go to GLARCRC.COM and you can see part of the F-1 final with me --Victor and Bob Sarnelle racing!! Good video showing how the cars handle.
FYI
Tim
BTW-- I also have Tamiya 1/10 F-1 cars AND Mini Z F-1 cars too!! Their all fun!!
If you want to see a good video of F-1's in action at the Nat's--go to GLARCRC.COM and you can see part of the F-1 final with me --Victor and Bob Sarnelle racing!! Good video showing how the cars handle.
FYI
Tim
BTW-- I also have Tamiya 1/10 F-1 cars AND Mini Z F-1 cars too!! Their all fun!!
09-22-2011, 05:12 AM
#41
I do like the look of the F1 cars...I can think of a few places to run it around me....if we only had a spot here on this forum...lol
