Originally Posted by
PitNamedGordie
Hi A-Ko...
Lets start with the top comment. I am a guy who deals with some of the restrictions you mention. I have a family that I put ahead of RC racing (and everything else). However I DO want to be somewhat competitive, if not good. I do this by working at it as much as I can. There are guys who have way more time and money than I do. I just except that and do my best...and have fun doing it. Don't get discouraged by the factory guys. Yeah I know when you are getting blown by, you wonder whats the point. Trust me I would have raced years ago if I didn't have that same feeling at one point. I found the right place to race and enjoy it...and NO I'm not the best...or a factory driver. But use the "fast" guys as a resource. If you do you will get better if that is what you really want.
Your second statement tells me that something like the Mini class is perfect for you. Inexpensive and easy to have fun with. The stock class you saw last weekend was Super Stock...you bet you'll see some fast guys running that. That class takes work to be fast at (not just money). That is not a set it and for get it class...no if ands or buts about that. However we have a good group of Mini racers that race at The Track. You should come out this fall and race (if you haven't or don't already). We also will have a GT class too, as well as USVTA and an open stock class. I think the GT class will be fun. I'm sure the real fast guys will stay in the open stock class, so you will have a chance to compete.
I guess I don't like to see guys who feel like racing is too much so why bother
1st para) My family is important to me also as well as Sunday church. Usually with Sunday races I am conflicted about going. So usually if I go on a Sunday prefer racing afternoon or going to a bigger race, which is not often. Factory guys don't really intimidate me, I know a few of them, just feel they should have their own class on a local level in stock. Which is probably why I enjoy the Tamiya series so much because there are no factory drivers to contend with and everybody has the same part availability.
2nd para) I dabble in mini but prefer sedan classes. USVA and USGT are interesting to me but not sure where the rules are headed. The motors and escs seem to keep changing. Going wide open on rules to try to attract everybody will still upset people when they find their equipment will not cut it compared to the others listed in the rules. Why cannot the rules at the top just limit to 1 or 2 spec tires, preferably premounts.
3rd para) My last statement was not meant to sound like I am packing up my toys and going home if things don't change. It solely meant I will keep watching this post. I have been RCing for 21 years and will continue it. I hope to be like one of my mentors who still does it in his late 70s and can be hard to beat on almost any given day.