2009 Hobbytown USA St. Charles Racing
03-26-2009, 10:38 AM
#181
kufman - I've bought some good nimh packs recently that are reasonably priced and there good for the stock Slash class. I wouldn't call Traxxas stupid. It's probably one of the best selling r/c vehicles out there. I would guess that a lipo cutoff would raise the price. The truck's gearbox is brushless ready.
Solara - I'm aware that HTU has a GT3 class. The guys I race with started the class there. It is a very good class, but to compete in that class there are no restrictions on hop ups or chassis, which is fine. We wanted to try a class where it's more restrictive on hop-ups and gear ratio and it's a cheap chassis. It would be similar to a touring car version of the stock Slash classes being run all over the country. I know this doesn't appeal to some racers, and if there are too many classes class it could be combined with another class similar to the real world sports car racing. It wouldn't be too hard to separate points. In fact it might be neat to do an enduro for touring cars sometime where you have all the different classes running together.
Solara - I'm aware that HTU has a GT3 class. The guys I race with started the class there. It is a very good class, but to compete in that class there are no restrictions on hop ups or chassis, which is fine. We wanted to try a class where it's more restrictive on hop-ups and gear ratio and it's a cheap chassis. It would be similar to a touring car version of the stock Slash classes being run all over the country. I know this doesn't appeal to some racers, and if there are too many classes class it could be combined with another class similar to the real world sports car racing. It wouldn't be too hard to separate points. In fact it might be neat to do an enduro for touring cars sometime where you have all the different classes running together.
03-26-2009, 10:45 AM
#182
Solara - I'm aware that HTU has a GT3 class. The guys I race with started the class there. It is a very good class, but to compete in that class there are no restrictions on hop ups or chassis, which is fine. We wanted to try a class where it's more restrictive on hop-ups and gear ratio and it's a cheap chassis. It would be similar to a touring car version of the stock Slash classes being run all over the country. I know this doesn't appeal to some racers, and if there are too many classes class it could be combined with another class similar to the real world sports car racing. It wouldn't be too hard to separate points. In fact it might be neat to do an enduro for touring cars sometime where you have all the different classes running together.
03-26-2009, 01:44 PM
#186
kufman - I've bought some good nimh packs recently that are reasonably priced and there good for the stock Slash class. I wouldn't call Traxxas stupid. It's probably one of the best selling r/c vehicles out there. I would guess that a lipo cutoff would raise the price. The truck's gearbox is brushless ready.
Until Traxxas does away with their plastic motor mount, the Slash, Bandit, Rustler and Stampede will never be brushless ready.
03-27-2009, 05:47 AM
#188
Anyone who makes a new design for an ESC in this day and age and doesn't put a LVC on it, is stupid. Plain and simple. This is especially true for a company like Traxxas who sells primarily to beginners and kids. The veterans of the hobby don't need LVCs, we know better, it is the beginners that need them before they kill a lipo on the first charging.
03-28-2009, 02:02 PM
#189
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03-29-2009, 11:40 AM
#190
Why not USVTA rules Trans Am. It looks like we have four for the class already. If it's the "Vintage" car you ran last year, it wouldn't require much work. Just a new body and some 4-cell batteries. I'm sure the guys with the 21.5/LiPo setups are going to be faster than us, but you get more racing for your money with 8 minute mains.
03-29-2009, 11:50 AM
#191
than stupid!
Last edited by beemerfan; 03-29-2009 at 12:00 PM.
03-30-2009, 08:36 AM
#192
I know...thats why I said, it is "aka" silver can racing...cause "modification" of something SHOULD NOT be modified is very common.
I have went thru this with several friends of mine that their son are in the boy scout and they are totally clousless about building the Pinewood car...I showed them couple website about these pinewood "cheater" club and they withdraw their son racing it because they won't allow to let their son to spend $200 to build a $5 pinewood car JUST to win from their friends who their father is a GM mechanic and some stock car racing mechanic.
I have went thru this with several friends of mine that their son are in the boy scout and they are totally clousless about building the Pinewood car...I showed them couple website about these pinewood "cheater" club and they withdraw their son racing it because they won't allow to let their son to spend $200 to build a $5 pinewood car JUST to win from their friends who their father is a GM mechanic and some stock car racing mechanic.
03-30-2009, 10:58 AM
#193
Solara- Over 20 years ago I went through it once with my son. He carved the car, he painted it, and was very proud. When we got to the race they had weights, graphite powder, etc. There were a lot of very pretty cars made by the parents of some of the other kids. I'm sure it's worse now.
03-30-2009, 05:00 PM
#194
Why not USVTA rules Trans Am. It looks like we have four for the class already. If it's the "Vintage" car you ran last year, it wouldn't require much work. Just a new body and some 4-cell batteries. I'm sure the guys with the 21.5/LiPo setups are going to be faster than us, but you get more racing for your money with 8 minute mains.
You going to race the Slash endurance? Sounds cool to me and need a team member.
03-30-2009, 05:08 PM
#195