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Bleeding Edge Racing Hotel :woot:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...r/P1020515.jpg only problem is i packed the tent away with my toothbrush and pit spray still inside:blush: |
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Hi Mark, how about if it was just a pair of rears[for the 2WD class] at a special price for entrants? [subsidised by manufacturers] The idea is to level the field and keep the cost down. As a quite experianced racer in other classes,i was very shocked to see how many racers had bought lots and lots of different types of tyres already,that certainly would put off newbies and seasoned racers alike if they thought they HAD to buy all these compounds/tread patterns just to be competative. There is no doubt SCT`s are a fun class,but if it gets too serious with tyre wars,that will kill it off like it has in many other new classes. You have to remember,as soon as an interesting class of racing emerges,the manufactuers jump in with loads of hop up options to give drivers the edge and make themselves more money which not everyone has,this turns out to be detremental to the whole thing in the end. IMO one of the reasons 1/10 offroad has worked really well for years because there is a fairly small amount of tyre choice,people tend to go with what they know works,when loads of manufacturers start vying[sp] for your hard earned,it confuses things and people tend to waste more money because of misinformation and hype. These are just my opinions,feel free to put your own in and disagree with them if you like,it`s all good feedback for everyone involved or is thinking about these things. cheers, S. |
Cool piccys BTW ^^^^ :)
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I like the idea of a control tyre but it needs to be ready mounted to remove the multiple options of tyre inserts,and there's the rub not all use industry standard 12mm wheel hexes,so people will end up with a control tyre,but buy 4 sets with different inserts,so it becomes costlier than leaving tyres as free choice, providing on sale in this country.
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Give it a few meetings and the best tyre will have emerged so a control tyre won't be needed
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im sure im like more than 70% that entered in the fact that i did it for fun, not to win. as i said kit tyres did not work well, i borrowed some goosebumps but they still felt odd, got some hpi attk tyres and fitted them and the kit inserts to some rear wheels, job done, to top it all i won a pair in the prize giving. i now know they work round there wit hthe set up on my truck. im more than happy to race again as i have them, the class needs miminal rules and if your going to spec control tyres, control inserts your creating rules that need policing, and rules take away the fun! im happy with what i had on as im sure are many others, now if tony truman had proline XYZ on im not going to buy some just because i think it will make me beat him......... the other problem is pick the wrong tyre because its the best deal and it does not work you have instantly killed the class my personal view, it was spot on as it was.:thumbsup: needs no more rules, just add dates. |
i think the only reason so many people bought tyres on the day is the fact
no one really knew what worked, most that showed up still had the kit rubber fitted. maybe a price limit to tyres would be better, any insert/wheel combo allowed? we need a date for the next one:drool: |
I`m fine with no rules :thumbsup: Whens the next one then?
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What would people think to mass starts in qualifying?
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would be great if they come out anything like the finals :)
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Series, yes please!! 4 from 5 rounds to count sounds about right to me at this point in time. Extended 2 legged finals of 7 or 8 minutes seemed to work pretty well ;)
Yes the slashes should be run with the other 2wd's in future! 4wd's should of course be run as a separate class, but there is a problem with numbers right now, I think there where just 3 or 4 out of the 40 entrants! No to a control tyre, it's to limiting at this point in time especially with the various surfaces available for racing on in the UK. More trophies! 1st, 2nd and 3rd for all finals would be good! A better pre-booking system would help here! I'd leave the rules fairly simple, Tyres must be for a SCT maximum outer bead 2.2", maximum inner bead 3.0", 2 cell Lipo or 6 cell Nimh, and a full SC truck body shell that covers all 4 wheels. Job done, massive fun on demand :) |
First off road meeting in 15 years and have not stopped smiling since.... :lol:
More of the same please...:thumbsup: |
Big thanks to all that made it happen. Great fun! :thumbsup:
Was good to get some dirt track running in and enjoyed attacking Dez's SC8 with the B4! :lol: Think the format worked well. Only tweak I would do is to put all 2wd SC's together and 4wd separate. No need for a control tyre as you don't get the grip with an SC to wear them out in one run. |
The only thing i can see with a lot of trophy's is we'd have to pre book everyone and not take anyone on the day or only just a few so we knew numbers
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to be fair id rather have a prize than a trophy!!
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That to me was the best moment of the day, watching a B4 attacking an SC8 and winning!! very brave of Dez to take it on, one of the best days racing i have been to, everyone seem so chilled out and having loads of fun, I would love to see more of this happening, winter series sounds like a good idea.
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Watching the B4 going round has given me some ideas ;) It seemed to cope pretty well on the track especially considering the worn state that it is in atm. It handled the doubles with ease :)
Now if the track had been fresh from it's yearly work over... Now back on topic... |
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It was a great weekend,even tho i never raced. No more pit bitch for me....next time i'm racing too! Some great racing and a hell of a laugh to boot. The B4/SC8 battles were immense fun to watch. :D |
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What can I say, awesome meeting! Never before have I heard an A final rostrum laughing during racing, that just about sums it up. Thanks to everyone involved for putting it on. I will deffo be at the next one, I gotta beat that damn dremel :cry:
Personally im not fussed about tyres, I just think there should be clear 2wd and 4wd classes thats all. Well done guys, lets push this awesoem class forward! ________ SUZUKI RGV500 SPECIFICATIONS |
Let's not lose the impetus(sp?) and have another sc meeting asap and keep driving the class forward.
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meeting was very cool,, so much fun!
i dont necessarily agree that we should run them on 8th tracks though ! i thought these are short course trucks not massive course truck lol i thought the cov track was an ideal size for it ,not to big ( i think its a relatively small 8th track isn't it ? ) and plenty of laps! longer double legged finals are the future ( bumps ups would be ace too !! ) some tracks are just too big and with out shortening it would make the racing to far spread out and then the " close racing " that these trucks are designed for would be lost. just my tupence worth,:thumbsup: |
Sounds like a good day was had by all... guuted I missed it but had the final round of the 2wd midwest regional to contend with...
I would definatley be another interested in running if you put another one / series on :thumbsup: Sorry to go off topic, but its sort of relevant... Guys FYI there is another Short course meeting happening in sept at Adur for those of you that are local to it or dont mind travelling... Anyway back to topic...stick me down for the next one :thumbsup: |
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Another thought then 15 car heats reedy style so every run is a race. And drivers swap heats each run so all race each other at one point. |
mass starts, thats the answer.
nope thats a medium to small rally x track, think slough or somewhere like that is a lot bigger... could be mistaken though, not been down there for a while lol |
Coventry is a small to medium 1/8 track, we have worked hard to get the lap times up for Rally x and truggy but on the other hand it's not to big for short course, i really enjoyed the day racing and running the meeting.
Thanks for all the comments, lots of ideas to consider for next time, can only get better and still kept the fun element. |
i wasnt knocking it mark ;-) its a very cool track and absolutly awesome for short course, its very cool !!!!!!:thumbsup:
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And I was saying it was perfect I just could not spell coventry, I just figured coventry was a big track to the ones i been too LOL
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Any pictures of the day???
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Ahhh! the old net v print debate!, I will be publishing a 6 page report in the October issue (out Sept!), but will in the mean time post a selection of the pics on here once i've a 5min window or 3!!
best regards as ever mp PS: looks like a 5 round RRCi series is a go...just need 1 track up north, one down south and 1 'other' venues in the middle of the UK...suggestions please! :) It will start at Cov and Finish at Cov... you fancy that? :) |
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how cool will that be,all our ugly mugs in the best rc mag in the world:thumbsup: |
How about stotfold in bedfordshire? just off the A1 I'm off there tonight so can ask if they can host a round?
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Astro or dirt.......
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how about the new 1/8th scale track in Wakefield,sounds really good,hopefully will be going up on thursday night.
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B4 Tyres on the dirt track ?
Hi all.
I'm a new member at Coventry but couldn't make it to the Short Course shootout, enjoyed reading the thread though. I drive a B4 & have it relatively sorted for the astro with blue front springs, silver rear. Shuey yellow spikes rear, staggers on the front but I tested on the dirt track last night & it's all over the place, this was with dirt hawgs on the front & road hawgs on the rear. I noticed on this thread someone ran a B4 at the weekend, any idea what tyres work on the dirt track. I'm guessing I might need to loosen my slipper too & maybe softer springs ??? Rgds |
I'd probably suggest trying some Pro-Line Bow-Ties on the rear with a rib up front. I'm not 100% familiar with the surface of the Coventry "dirt" track, as to how rutted/stoney it gets, but the above would be a good starting point.
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Wezzer no probs mate. i,ve race on some really small tracks this year and compared to them Cov is big.
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