If an amorphous blob body is legal, so be it. However I lose all excitement for any GT class when I see amorphous blob bodies painted in a single color that in no way are trying to emulate any full scale 1:1 race car. If more people would take some time adding the small details that make a body look like a real race car, I think it would improve the public appeal to our hobby.
Here are some things that are often missing or "wrong" on many r/c bodies regardless of class that detract from the "realistic" racing aspect.
- Strategically placed car numbers appropriate for the body style.
For example in NASCAR you would expect to see car number on the door and a large number on the roof. Most real race cars have easy to find numbers on them.
- Appropriately sized and placed sponsor decals
For example NO REAL race car would normally have a giant sticker on the windshield. I have nothing against R/C product/sponsor decals, but they are often poorly placed or scaled improperly (too big) for the body they are on.
- Missing body details
Most real race cars either have working lights or stickers that represent lenses. Use the ones included with your R/C body.
Real race cars have inlets, vents, exhausts, window nets, etc. Many of the r/c bodies we race have some of these details and often include stickers for them which should be used.
Real race cars have window trim or molding around the windows, often in black. If your car has these stickers please use them or at a minimum get some thin pinstripe tape (sold cheaply at any auto parts store)
https://www.rctech.net/forum/showpos...ostcount=12253
Look at that the body in post 12253. Does that look like a real race car? Of course it doesn't. It is simply a means to an end. It probably was the lightest/best performance/and easiest available body that the racer could choose before the particular event it was raced in. I'm sure on the track it turned impressive lap times. But sitting in the pits does it evoke the excitement you felt the first time you saw a real life racecar in person?
When I watch GT racing in real life or on video I can tell which is a Corvette, Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, etc. When I watch most fast R/C racers all I can really say is look at the single color blob going quickly around the track. While there are some classes with more strictly controlled body rules, RC GT racing has always ended up morphing in the lowest CG blobs that only resemble a real car if you squint or cross your eyes real hard. I think that is a shame.