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Old 02-17-2002, 08:59 AM
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Your timing is excellent in starting an F1 class. With all the hype about Michael Schumaker last year and the anticipated JPM/MS matchup this year in the "real" series combined with the new Tamiya F201 release in April and the recent articles on the Cross car, there should be good support for the class. I thinnk the most important thing is parts availability, though. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to support a class entirely through mail order. You either have to spend a ton of money to have replacement parts on hand or wait for shipping. Either way, for a racer, it makes it tough. As far as parts availability goes, Tamiya and Cross have the most availability or parts and hop-ups and many are interchangable. The Corally car is pretty bulletproof, but you are tied to 1/10th scale pan car wheels which should be more scare soon now that Jaco is out of the foam business. As the Cross and Tamiya cars are the lowest cost and have the widest range of parts available, I would suggest starting there. Good luck!
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