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Originally Posted by SpeedyDad
I created this truck as a "what if" vehicle to see if I could make it. Hand making chassis is fun but it takes time and I wanted to see if I could make something that could be produced on a larger scale without making a mold. I now have two of them. What you see is the second truck. Alexdrives this one. I'll be running the first one for further testing. The only difference is the way the battery is oriented.
SC racing is my passion. I wanted to take it to the next level.
I have been asked how long it is. It looks really long but is the same wheelbase as the SCX-60.
What do you guys think? Is there interest in a truck like this?
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Short Course is still finding it's feet in the UK - one thing that's happening is nitro clubs (driven by the harsh economic situation) are opening their doors to electric, and the 2nd best electric class to run on a nitro track after 1/8th electric is SCT. Therefore, there's a potential market if it booms.
In my opinion (I'm only at this sport a few years, so my knowledge is all of recent developments), I suppose it's all down to cost, and whether it would be a conversion (I'm presuming using SC10/T4 parts?) or a kit. I'm not sure it could cost much more than the X6 equivalents, if that - there are 4wd kits out there for that sort of money.
It might be worth considering a cheaper material than carbon fibre for us plebs to more affordably smash up on the weekend!
For conversions, I think the stadium truck-to-SCT ones are the best, as there are a lot of T4s and E Firestorms out there gathering dust, or fetching a pittance on eBay.