1) I like the new lower weights. It means I can run the same chassis in multiple classes just by switching from the USGT body and tires. No more messing around with strip after strip of weights too- ugh!
It means less wear and tear on the tires too, especially on asphalt.

2) Valid point but my cars are underweight regardless of bodies so a few bricks of lead are added when running lighter bodies so it really becomes a matter of where do you want to add weight- the chassis or the body?

This is my take on your opinion in the weight area . a lighter car is faster from our testing on carpet . I will say the body weight has a affect on performance . probably one of the heaviest bodies I've ever ran is a tamiya HSV @ 160g painted but at the time I painted it I was able to mount it to a normal touring car and it just made legal weight . but when I put the usgt tires on the car I was over by 20g (1470) so then Started drilling the body out anywhere I could then cover the holes up with stickers ... It shaved about 10g ... Then for creative with my front bumper and balancing techniques to get car down to 1450... Now That weight is down to 1380 I'm scared to get a hpi or tamiya body just for that weight reasoning ... I know a catallic body is 102g in race paint ,camaro z-28 is 89 ... So this yr it was a no brainer to get the camaro fitted and tuned ... Tho Matt won the roar nationals with a catallic body I feel if he was running the camaro z-28 it would have been quicker and that was at the 1450 weight limits . now with the new lower weight speeds are .2 faster than they were with same car . but tire ware with the added speed in lap times is still the same as they were ... If all the cool looking bodies all weighted the same it would definitely make for a cool fun looking race . but to be in the A main at a large event you really need the lightest bodies . not saying one can't be Inn the A heavy body but you would be faster with a lighter body ... So if it was my class I would put a word into a few companies to try to keep the bodies around the 120g weight so everyone didn't feel like they had to have a Chevy to be up front ... Then the weight game wouldn't be as big of a deal

Yes that makes sense. It's all about trade offs. Rob has to figure out which audience he is going to cater to. In my experience at Ripon Raceway, very few people run the same car in different classes. In fact the people who run two classes have two separate cars. but your point is fair, the more you can race the more fun you have.

As for your response to number 2... As a beginner, it would be nice to not have to worry about that. It would be better for me if weight was a secondary issue around balancing the car as opposed to making sure that all the goodies in my car were light weight versions. As I get more experience I learn all the tricks... but is that the way it should be if you want to attract more people to the sport?

Keep in mind, a higher lid weight is a higher cg. Car rolls more-and especially on the new black carpet thats not wanted. Even still, i went with a tamiya nsx concept just to be different then everyone at my local track. Sick of seeing the same thing. Body didnt handle that bad, and the car was slow enough and predictable enough to be ok for me to drive. First time ever in the class, and i cleaned house with tq/win. Bottom line, concentrate on your driving, and youll do ok regardless of wht body is on the car.

Ah! I remember thinking as you do. But as in life, you can't have your cake and eat it too. You want the best performance but don't want it to be so serious that it requires chasing grams thus spoiling the fun factor. Nothing wrong wanting that, but it's unrealistic. You have become involved in RACING. Anytime you race anything in a semi serious fashion, you will bring in those who take it very serious and go to any lengths to gain any advantage within or outside of the rules. You can sit back and not worry about eeking out tenths or hundredths a lap for that matter and have fun. Run a heavier car and continue improving in your racing. Have fun!

In the end its good that so many of you enjoy racing USGT that you need to come on the internetz and have these "spirited" debates or dishing out a horse beating. If this class sucked no one would care...

With regards to the list if there is something that you would like to see please send myself or rob a message we are always willing to look at a body and see if it fits with our class structure.

With regards to Flying M he has one of the best bodies for this class(MX-STANG) that just keeps getting lost in all the back and forth about another body. The MX-Stang is lightweight compared to PF bodies and it mounts much much lower on your car....which IMO is a bigger concern than the actual weight of body. Sorry the other one does not fit with what we are doing.

I have had an MX-Stang mounted for the past two weeks and it's the best body I've used. Ive had the Cadillac, Celica, PFM-10, BMW and I'm sure a couple more. I only learned about the Stang after someone posted on here as bout it. Awesome!!!!

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Keeping with the spirit of USGT ( Looks like a REAL GT car )

Just got done with my USGT for the southern national in Nashville.

OK I won't tell nobody else.

Ericc, I'm interested in both the 190mm as well as the 1/8th scale version of the Ford GT.

looks good....

make sure you get sign up

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I see your NSX with my GTR and raise you a 458. But I'm still looking for a nice wing for the 458.

BTW, Nice NSX!

Scargoes and Metalsoft nice work.

Thanks man. That 458 is sweet! So is that GTR