Originally Posted by
DesertRat
I think that the decline of 1/12 scale has more to do with the fact that not a single one is sold as an RTR.
Maybe thats what should be done, Associated or some other company needs to build a Ready-To-Run Brushless 1/12 scale pan car for $350 or less. Short Course is popular because they look like real trucks, maybe the same could re-energize pan car racing.
At the risk of coming off harsh and being proven wrong, I bet you don't have a 1/12 scale, haven't raced the class and haven't built a kit before.
1/12 is growing in a lot of places, leave it alone, it doesn't need the instant gratification RTR junk mucking it up. Plenty of newer guys local have put in the research, asked lots of questions, and then laid down their money on a new kit and electronics, and they've all been having a total blast in the class. RTRs can stay in the dirt, don't take away my onroad kits.
Originally Posted by
InspGadgt
Decline of 1/12th scale? If anything it has been more on the rise these last few years. But when it was its biggest there were no RTR 1/12ths either. The Corally is almost an RTR in that the chassis is pre-assembled but not an RTR...and I believe Academy also tried one as well. I seriously doubt having an RTR 1/12th would make any sort of long term gains as most of the RTR crowd don't have the patience it takes to tune a 1/12th scale.
+1, we've seen some new faces in the class this year, and looks poised to grow even more next year.
