Originally Posted by (0000000000)

The GT2 class was tamiya's effort to be what you explained. I personally loved it for what it was. Back in '04, i got my bare bones TA02 tub chassis to finish 3rd in the 3-race regional qualifier (yeah, had to attend 3 races and your point total would allow you to qualify for nationals. Fun!).

But even then, you couldn't stop people from spending stupid money.

- Buying a pair of $500 Turbo 35 chargers to light up those spec nicad packs at 15 amps , dishcharge them at 30 amps
- Buying $300 Power supply to power the Turbo 35
- Buying $500 FM radios with pulse code modulation
- Buying a $500 magnet zapper to juice your motors
- buying fifty $40 Black Can motors that they could break-in, tune, zap and dyno each one.

To the experience people who knew that they were getting into, power to them. But there were also the Newbies who bought a pair of turbo 35's and were charging their stick packs at 4 amps......and then there were Newbies who bought a pair of 414M's to enter in GT1 (having never ever been at the local track) and thought they had plane tickets to Japan just waiting for them.

I talked to these newbies. Showed them how to use the Turbo 35. Showed them how to do basic tuning adjustments on a 414M....and that the kit supplied Allen key was insufficient for their needs. This also took the dose of reality in a good way. After all, nobody just buys a pair of air Jordans and then becomes an NBA superstar.

This is basic help and insight any newbie should get at their local clubs. We can't stop people from going "full retard" and buying a pair of turbo 35's and pair of brand new TRF's as their first rc purchase. But at the club level, these newbies may be better informed about the purchases they make - hopefully before they make them.