Originally Posted by
Kregger
After all the time you spent butting heads with people about diluting VTA and keeping the class together, why are you taking the risk of diluting RCGT and causing a rift.
We dont think this class will dilute Trans AM. People that like Trans AM will still race it. All this class is doing is allowing a set of rules to be run along with VTA and the next step up. This would also work for all the guys that want to make VTA faster....here you go here is USGT.
Originally Posted by
mikel33
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I run with Rob a lot. In our area RCGT is all but dead. We have had a fair number of conversations about how to make the class different enough to make it attractive as a 2nd class rather than in competition with TC. If RCGT is strong in your area, then this might not be for you. In our area its an attempt to save the idea of the class without clashing with TC and ruining both classes. At least, that is my perception. Rob or Kevin would have to confirm that.
You are correct Mike....the whole intention of this class is to offer a second class thats not 17.5 rubber tire. ROAR changed everything with its new rules....13.5 is dead. Now its 17.5 and sportsman....as really no-one runs mod....so there is a place for this class for people to have fun with and enjoy a second class.
Originally Posted by
abailey21
Your shooting yourself in the foot with an open ESC rule, the fact i'll need a thousand dollars worth of ESC's, a laptop, and all the PC hookups for the ESC's just to be competitive in a "21.5 spec" class would turn me, and new comers away in a heartbeat
Thousand dollars...really. ESC...150.00 or less....Lap top...300 or less...pc interface 40 or less....Math wasnt my strong subject in school but I dont see 1000 dollars there. Plus not every ESC needs a Laptop to setup. This open ESC rule allows you to move up or down a class with no further expense now or down the road. If you make this class limited to say the Citrix ESC or system....and that person wants to move up a class they are now stuck with an 80 dollar paper weight. Where if they would have just have purchased an open ESC they would be set and ready to race just about any class.