Originally Posted by
Tmarsh34
Thoughts on this car as an affordable way to get into on-road racing? I race 1/10 off-road but have no experience or knowledge with on-road. There’s an indoor black carpet track near me that races 17.5 1/12 open tire, 21.5 USGT on gravity tires, 17.5 Touring Car on jaco blue tires, and 25.5 F1 on pit shimizu / CRC. I don’t know anything about the tires but am guessing I could run this car in 21.5 USGT and maybe 17.5 TC too? Which of these 4 classes is best for a beginner? Can this platform be competitive out of the box and be upgraded, or will I save money in the long run by getting a higher-end used car? I have all the electronics (unless spec motors are required). Maybe this belongs in a different thread. Thanks for any help anyway.
IMO the best option for a beginner is to run the chassis that is most used in your local track. Or at least pick one that has a large local user base.
Setting up, getting spare parts, overcoming strange behaviours and so on...will be so much easier.