Originally Posted by
AHR43
What I find curious is that in 1:1 compared to RC, tracks don't have the luxury of changing layouts at will or to accommodate the whining's of the few. And yet, racers and major sanctioning organizations return year after year to the same layout.
Again, Regarding losing Race Tracks, I look to the Magarigawa Club Racing track in Japan and the Thermal Club here in the U.S. Both examples of privately owned tracks. Perhaps tracks like these as a harbinger of the future? Tracks laid out on private land owned by probably a consortium of multi-millionaires. At least they offer some semblance of stability to racers and organizations.
Race car clubs are huge in the US. There's one here on Long Island. Many provide extras like on site car storage, repair shops, and such. I read somewhere that the initiation fee for most of these places is $200K. Keep in mind your average millionaire that owns an exotic car usually owns more than one.
1:1 tracks do make minor changes to try and make the racing better. But drastic changes are far too expensive. Plus 1:1 racers understand they have to travel to enjoy their hobby. As far as changing oval tracks, consider Homestead Miami speedway, which is on it's third configuration.
Originally Posted by
RC10Nick
I can't believe this has to be said, but RC car racing isn't the same as NASCAR or F1 racing.
Don't say that to a racer!
