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Originally Posted by twisty
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.
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Originally Posted by 1rcdad
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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are we missing the point?
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.
needs no more rules, just add dates.