Interesting comments Jon about your setup, amazing what you can get out of a speedo these days
Anyway, I know I could get flamed for this, but going back to my original post for a moment...
I appreciate that there are many clubs running Tamiya Mini's in various formats and of course those drivers are more than welcome to come along and race if we ever decided to go ahead with that class at our club.
However, what is the harm in trying to run the Mini's to our own rules at our club for inclusion in a Club Campionship? Of course we can have others running their Mini's with upgrades but my original thought was run a class straight out of the box with no extras - so keep everything as it is in the box and limited power of cells/lipo with no other options permitted.
Those of you who may already have a Mini can race it, but if it has been modified out of the box then points would not be available to you. The idea is to get a level playing field for a championship in terms of hardware so that the racing can be close, but above all else fun.
I thought the micros would offer that but just walk around the pits and how many micros are being run out of the box - not one me thinks
Don't get me wrong, I love watching the micros race but I was thinking originally that there would be more of a level playing field.
I'm my worst enermy when I blinged up my Xray truck
which is why I was thinking of going back to basics with something like the Tamiya Mini. Let's leave the micros and TCs to spend all our money on, and let the out of the box Mini's do their own thing.
Yes the Mardave is another option to the Mini, but you have to admit that the Tamiya Mini's do look fab...
Sometimes not following the crowd can bring happiness and joy...
