Originally Posted by
Mini_Me
Thats why you need to convince your track to carry parts for the vehicles you use. Your also under the assumption that a track will be unwilling to work with their racers.
Unfortunately, that is not going to happen. The M18 is under very little demand here on the West Coast.
Originally Posted by Mini_Me
This is true, but again, this is apples to oranges. The 18R is not meant to run with the M18's. It needs its own class. It also is potentially more costly to run them together because of the excess money needed to change a rally into a pure road screamer.
If the 18R were sold as a kit like the M18 Pro, it would probably cost between $90 and $100. Take a 18R, throw on a Exotek chassis for the rug, some steel turnbuckles, foams and tuning and you can be race ready for a little more than the M18 pro. You can then turn around and race your 18R outside on the asphalt.
Originally Posted by Mini_Me
You taking a car without a body, that you dropped unto the floor (carpet? concrete?) and using that as the basis to say the M18 is less durable?
Right, the car without body and fell on my foot prior to contacting the floor. I also owned a M18 a few years ago for about a year so I have experience with the car. I have never broken a single part on my 18R and can attest to its durability not only in my own hands but in the hands of others (Novices).
Originally Posted by Mini_Me
This has already been done. Take a look at the laps for the Madness Nationals. They are in different classes, but they both run the same amount of minutes.
Was this done with the same driver and both cars or different drivers? I am really itching to get these two cars going on the rug. I will have a full day for testing pretty soon, should be interesting.
We also do not have large enough classes for the M18 to run separately. I would more than welcome M18s to race with the 18Rs here.
Originally Posted by Mini_Me
I admit, I am biased, as you are as well. However, the results speak for themselves.
I own both cars and I see way too many people knocking the 18R. The 18R is a very capable car with actual working suspension. The car can also be raced at the same tracks that I race my 1/10th. At the very least, the 18R is the more versatile car of the two.