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Originally Posted by sosidge
Disclaimer first of all - I wasn't at the race meeting and I didn't see the track.
BUT dismiss the concerns of the people who found the open crossover difficult at your peril!
The real art of building a track is to make it straightforward for a beginner to get around, while also being challenging for a good driver.
It should NEVER be challenging for a good driver, but IMPOSSIBLE for a beginner.
That means half of the racers on the day are not having fun. And if people don't have fun they won't come back.
Rhythm sections, well spaced triples etc are easy to navigate at low speed but can also be taken at high speed by skilled drivers. Things like a crossover can never be taken at low speed. And don't forget that people have to marshal safely too.
Basically, if you couldn't get around the track with a box-stock Tamiya Hornet you have the wrong layout!
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Haha completely disagree with you there mate.
A Tamiya Hornet would struggle to get round most of the decent off road tracks! The Cross over had a kicker jump which honestly required hardly any speed to make it at all - i agree the standard speed of a Tamiya Hornet would make it, but whether the suspension would is another point....
Marshalling was not an issue any more then it ever is where there are jumps - you can't help that.
I think 98% of racers enjoyed it as you can tell by comments here including some electric virgins, most people seemed to like it.