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Originally Posted by jimmy
I have a losi jrx2 and along with the top cat, these cars are way in advance of an original rc10.
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It wasn't like the JRX2, or top cats took over - the original RC10 was still competitive.
I was lured away from AE at the time, and it took us a while to get the JRX2s up to speed (ditching the dreadful trailing arms
for starters).
When was the steath tranny introduced, 91 or 92?
But the car was still basically the same.
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Originally Posted by jimmy
Not sure what spur gear you need - that has holes for the diff action - but it'd be better everyone also ran the same gearing. one or two 32dp pinions will probably be cheaper than a spur.
I believe the 48dp gears debuted at the 87 worlds as a nice in-between those running 32 or 64? either way they weren't available for the original rc10 for a while.
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The same spur gears that fit 1/12th cars back then fit RC10s back then.
Remember "Kimbrough"?
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Originally Posted by jimmy
Never seen a high profile mini pin/spike I have to admit. The smallest I ever saw was 2" which is way too big. So then you're basically looking maybe for early B3 wheels? Which you'll have a hard time finding.
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Never saw a high profile minipin either. Low-pro only.
What's the size of the original JRX2 (rear) rims, were they 2"? I thought they were 2.2
1.6 rims I don't remember running them any time after 85-86.
I could be wrong, but weren't the mini-pins introduced at the 87-88 worlds?
I was at all of them 86-89, and whenever they came out it was THE tire. I had one set I had to make last all weekend. LOL
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Originally Posted by jimmy
There's no slipper that you could really call a slipper - so super high bite mini spikes would tear that thing up.
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I was racing for Losi when Team Pitstop came out with the first workable slipper, 88-ish.
I'm only recalling these dates being pre-90 because I retired from racing and went back to college in 1990.
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Originally Posted by jimmy
I propose a stock 83' standard rc10 class - std body and wing if required. Standard tyres - standard everything.
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Other than I'm not to sure about a one-car class catching on - the other thing about "standard everything" rule is that what if spares become non-available? If you remember it was routine to "lunch a gearbox/tranny" during the course of a raceday (everyone always had a spare), and what are you going to do if there aren't parts available? What about a shortage of replacement tyres, etc. etc.
I'm just saying that if you try to restrict a class too quickly, the class could kill itself before it really gets started.
I know you're trying to keep things simple - but you know how it goes, nothing's ever simple.
