Originally Posted by
theproffesor
Mechanics... when did this turn into 1:1 racing. These are (very complex and exspensive) toy cars. But they are small and not nesrly as complex to work on as a real car. Why do you need a mechanic.
I re-watched the Raywoods video of the 2004 Worlds at Kissimmee last night. The mechanics are nothing new. Besides the obvious Hirosaka combo previously Masami had two mechanics (Hiroshi and Umino) with him after his dad retired at Kissimmee. Hara had Miura along with a bevy of other HPI engineers.
The top Americans looked to be their own wrenches while only a few other top drivers had mechanics.
Mike Slaughter