Originally Posted by
IndyRC_Racer
If an amorphous blob body is legal, so be it. ......... 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.
A friend of mine once reminded me when I expressed a similar sentiment:
RC racing and Scale Modeling are NOT the same hobby.
Not all of us are skilled or have the patience and determination to make the cars look like "the real things". Its a fools errand to force everyone into that mold.
Almost any body painted a single color is going to look like an amorphous blob.
I fear that trying to force people to detail their cars to make a minority of scale purists happy, will only serve to drive away participation.
I share your lamentations about how the cars look sometimes, but I've come to accept the reality of it.
Let them Race~!