[hashiriya]

I’m not sure what you are trying to achieve through running a class like this. If what you want is a truly stock class with the most basic equipment whilst being budget conscious, then Mardave racing already exists and you don’t have to reinvent the wheel.

Mini class racing is fairly well established in the area with a fairly basic rule set which has proven to give close competitive racing. Through experience, it’s been found that the only modifications which give any significant performance increase is the ball diff and anything which changes the internal gear ratio. The speed controller makes a small difference but with various versions of the M03 and M05 chassis available without the 101 or 104 speed controllers, it can not always be practical or accessible to limit the speed controllers to Tamiya only. Most brushed speed controllers won’t make any significant difference to the performance of the stock silver can motor.

Regarding motor, I don’t think it’s a bad idea to stick to stock silver can only especially with the size of the track we have available.

I think it would be best to run a similar rule set to what is already established in the local area to make it easier for people to make the transition and come to the club with very little initial layout. If you look at the mini rules around the country you will find that they are mostly the same up and down the country and it would be pointless to go against the grain and try and run the class differently just because we think it would be better. The same happened in the micro class when there was ideas of a more “stock” class of micros to be run at the club but I think it worked out better when we followed the national guidelines so that everyone knows that the same spec car could be used at this club or in fact anywhere around the country where they race micro.

So in conclusion, I’m back to my first paragraph which is that if you want slow and controlled stock racing then lets race Mardaves, if you want a mini class lets follow what the general consensus is and run limited modifications which don’t change the performance significantly.