Originally Posted by
wkloppen
Dan...who do you mean with "they"? Do you mean the Serpent guys who have done everything using their incompetence to screw up this initial GT year?...I reckon you mean them
Well we've started our own GT class accepting all brands using the basic rules of Roar / Ifmar with a restriction on engine, manifold, muffler and tyres.....Same brand, same type.
As far as the RTR series from serpent concerned after 1 year of races where nobody from serpent showed up or helped the class develop they are testing the huge caster problem to come to the conclusion it's the expensive tyres who have no grip. The good thing is they finally do something. Lets see what they will bring next year from an organisation and communication point of view.
By they I meant the local governing body in your country. I don't really think it is Serpents fault however they were pushing the RTR as the correct class for GT and I still don't understand why they were against using the race chassis instead of the RTR which surely was designed for parking lot racers! As I mentioned before I personally don't agree with the RTR class. In the UK we only have 2 or 3 cars now and I'm pretty sure by the start of next season it will be none. All will convert over to the RACE 'modified' chassis class. We will be starting the UK's 3rd year for the GT class next March.
The ROAR/IFMAR/EFRA rules are great. It works very well and we run to the same under the UK BRCA rules. Good news that you've started a class which runs the same so that if you go to any Euro champs race you'll be running at the correct level.
In fact with the RTR class you end up changing so many parts due to wear and tear notwithstanding the standard RTR clutch! The Buku will last almost for a lifetime! Actually I think the Serpent 4-shoe clutch 4x yellow with X-Hard springs is ultimately better and faster over a lap it's longevity is no where near the BUKU.