I really enjoyed the track and returning back to some electric action. I used to race a Cat XLS and most of the races I did were flat and not what you would call proper offroad, in fact the only offroad action was at Rock Park in Barnstaple on some flat grass!
I have been racing 1/8th RallyCross for the past 3 years and have really enjoyed the racing and the technical jumps especially as I am lucky enough to live close to the Clanfield track. I have never ran my electric cars over such great jumps as I did on Sunday. I thought that I was not going to do well as I tried my old Cat around Clanfield in October and got a great surprise as I did not know how to jump as I was so used to nitro. I can now see how the jumps will help me improve in both 1/10th and 1/8th. I have no electric clubs near me so I drive 1 and a half hours to race at Newbury which has been getting better and better now that more offroaders have joined lateley.
I think that you will find if you do a search for videos on YouTube that you will find many people will get a model car and the first thing they will try to do is the biggest jump that they can to have some fun. Technology in these small cars has moved on so much that they can take alot more these days, my poor old Graupner Garbo, Kyosho Burns, Optima, Optima Mid, PB Maxima certainly would not last very long compared to the latest entry cars that are being sold today so the tracks should move with the times as well. So the more jumps the merrier is what I say. If you want some practise with a jump then go down to Argos and they do a kiddies skate board ramp which is perfect. I put one on my birthday list and my wife kindly got one for me.
At most races there are great people who are so willing to help out others no matter what experience level that it is this that will keep people coming back for more.
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