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Originally Posted by Hog
With the brushless & lipo combos we have access to now - it just lends itself to replicating the monster horsepower days of the Group B Rallycross era.
I raced several replicas back in the day - Gollops 6R4 ( I have a pic of my Optima shelled car sat on his roof at Lydden), Welch's Xtrac Astra, and Arne Rasmushaugen's 6R4 as well. Never got round to doing a Mark Rennison DSRM RS200..... 
I guess modified TC chassis would be the best option (at last they do have a use!) as they are more "scale" than the buggies.
Just need a bodyshell supplier (Kamtec perhaps?) and some suitable tracks - not too rough and "jumpy" but mixed surface.
Would love to see it make a resurgence - even with the current crop of "jellymould" aerodynamic bodyshells...... |
There is actually a good range of bodies out there for 190/200mm
HPI still have the moulds for most of theirs so will make to order if not in stock, Tamiya obviously have some real nice scale bodies from across eras, Retro-Racing do Escort mk1/2, Cortina mk1 and opel kadett, Control Freax did RS200 and 6R4 but i think they are no longer trading, Carson Audi S1's are out there and our Czech brothers have a varied range of cool rally bodies to import.
I always fancied racing Tamiya mini's as a rallycross class on loose surfaces, would be great fun... wouldn't jump but great for sliding into corners!
The scale cars look great but i think they need weight adding to stop them hopping around so much.
I tried a stock Tamiya TL01 with mild brushed gear in around an astro track and it went well but being able to slide would be fun!
Was thinking an indoor horse arena training type surface would work well with some small obstacles and hops, maybe surface changes... i know a venue and could access track gear but i think it'd be a long shot to make it worth trying even as a one off.