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Old 07-28-2008, 06:44 PM
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I thought it would be interesting to have a thread to take a look at the health of racing from one region to the next. Here we can answer the following;

1) What city and State do you race at the most? Carpet or Asphalt?
2) Whats the average total turnout where you race most?
3) What's the most popular class where you race most?
4) What's the "class of the future" that people are talking about where you race most?
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I thought it would be interesting to have a thread to take a look at the health of racing from one region to the next. Here we can answer the following;

1) What city and State do you race at the most? Carpet or Asphalt?
2) Whats the average total turnout where you race most?
3) What's the most popular class where you race most?
4) What's the "class of the future" that people are talking about where you race most?
Of course I have to kick this off so,,,

1) Jonesboro Arkansas / Asphalt
2) Average 26 -30 cars
3) TT-01 spec class & Stock 1/12th
4) 1/10th scale pan (GT10)
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Green Bay, WI Carpet
6-8 sedan 12-14 people total with other classes
stock rubber or 12th scale
everyone wants to do trans-am but is to slow and boring for me
racing is late sept-April
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Charlottte NC area.. Few tracks around..We have a series that runs every 3 weeks..Avg count 28..Classes Vintage avg 6-8 ..13.5 seems to be most popular at all tracks..Future..I feel 17.5 will be a great class,Were seeing 7-8 at every event as thats best on tire wear and close racing for those whom dont like high speeds.. All rubber touring based Outdoor asphalt.
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Atlanta, GA 2 asphalt tracks in the ENTIRE state and soon to be two carpet tracks

6-20 TC, 5-8 1/12, 3-6mini cooper, 4-12 VTA, couple nitro couple f1 ect

Most popular is 13.5 TC or mod TC depending on the track

Class of the future is VTA
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Dayton / Cincinnati

Outdoor Parking Lot (summer):

20-26 regulars (5-6 visitors) Electric Touring Car split between a sportsman class and super stock class


Indoor Carpet:

30-40? Electric Touring car split between 2 foam classes and a rubber tire class

10 or so 12th scale racers
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1. Las Vegas, asphalt
2. 60-75(Many people race several classes)
3. Sportsman sedan
4. Traxxas Slash(none yet though)
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Let's put it this way: I haven't bought any new equipment in six months because I can see the death of local onroad racing on the horizon.
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Let's put it this way: I haven't bought any new equipment in six months because I can see the death of local onroad racing on the horizon.
You'd be welcome here in Omaha adamge....!
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1) Victoria British Columbia Canada Asphalt summer and carpet winter
2) we get an average of 50 entry for 3 class stock touring (average 4 heats 1 heat of nitro .12 touring and about 3 heats of Pro 10 yes 235 and 200 with six cell 19 turn or brushless equivilant{also the self proclame home of the canadian pro 10 Nats>}) winter about 24 tor 28 12 scale stock
3) stock being the most popular with pro 10 gainning quick, winter all we do is 12 scale with 6' lane.
4) future were there already running pro 10's
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belpre,ohio
15-30 average
touring,monster truck,oval and on road
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Originally Posted by or8ital
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Indoor Carpet:

30-40? Electric Touring car split between 2 foam classes and a rubber tire class
30 or 40 Total. I've actually been to this track when there have been 20 or so 12th scalers and 10 sedans, and other days when the numbers are reversed. Cinci is a weird area as far as class loyalty..........
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30 or 40 Total. I've actually been to this track when there have been 20 or so 12th scalers and 10 sedans, and other days when the numbers are reversed. Cinci is a weird area as far as class loyalty..........
I was including the RCM racers with that total for TC. They had a regular crowd of 15 or so. Yeah definately flip flopping on classes a lot. Seemed a lot of the 12th scalers had moved to TC at the end of last year. So the beginning of this it will probably be all 12th scale.
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12th scale is always hot until Cleveland and then it slims out.
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1) Omaha, Ne HobbyPlex. Carpet
2) On Wednesday's we get around 30-35 entries in the summer. Winter racing on Sundays gets around 50 I think.
3) Right now Rubber TC 13.5 (switching to 17.5) and VTA is the most popular. Tamiya minis not far behind and has been the biggest class for a year or so. Mini's should pick back up once offroad season is done.
4) VTA and the switch to 17.5 in TC is probably the big talk now. GT10 starting and hasn't really taken off but may when the winter season begins or more concrete rules are in place. If lipo is left out the class is unlikely to grow.
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