I run Nitro with my Losi 8EU ( as well as both 2wd TLR22 and 4wd XX4WE/TRF511 ), i love the class to be honest, not raced it for a while now, but as "moffett-mechanic" says the smell, the pit stops and the chance of racing in your final for a chance of a bump up and more finals is what the class is about !
8th Electric is a great, noise and pollution is a benifit for today's clubs with most councils, health and safety boobs getting in and closing great clubs
But 8th Electric is treated like the dumb cousin of 8th Nitro, for people who can't tune engines and as such aren't really welcomed. Somewhat like how Astro Tracks are treated compaired to Dirt Tracks, some 8th Lads won't even consider running their nitro's on Astro !
8th Truggy Class was much the same, it's died really as buggy racers don't like them, even Slough sees them as a Bashers Class, which is a real shame I really liked my Truggy.
10th scale tracks like TORCH ( and this is an example only ) are just to small for 8th, add to that the wooden covered jumps wouldnt last with 4kgs of car hitting them, the surface would get chewed and cut, track markings/fenching would have to be changed to metal chain link type as the current plastic type would have no protection.
I'd convert my Losi 8EU in a blink of an eye if somewhere like TORCH would run the class, Swindon Track is an all Astro Track for 8th and 10th scale and is ideal for both classes, but does suffer from low attendance.
THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK ON NITRO, I SAID I RUN IT TOO ! THERE JUST SEEMS TO BE A STIGMA WITH CERTAIN CLASS AND POWER TYPES
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