vintage series year cutoff

[brian s]

seen as there are some that want to run cat 2000 and losi xx cars in the vintage series, what year do you think should be the cutoff point.(should have worded the poll:- pre 93 cars including 1993 cars, or pre 94 including 1994 cars)
please complete the poll

[Balders]

Why not just offer 1 point bonus for every year under 1999 your car is. so if you run a Tamiya Hornet from 1985 then you get 14 points extra added to your total.. depends on how petes working out the scores though..

[cjm_2008]

Originally Posted by Balders

Why not just offer 1 point bonus for every year under 1999 your car is. so if you run a Tamiya Hornet from 1985 then you get 14 points extra added to your total.. depends on how petes working out the scores though..

genius idea!

[Dyna]

Tricky one tbh.... to me 'Vintage' is pre '91... dunno why... anything after that i just think of 'old'....

I think XX's and CAT2000's are still fine to run, even though both of those could still mix it with todays current crop of cars up to Regional level.

At the end of the day, who cares ? Id rather see 2 or 3 full heats of every different car we remember driving all those years ago and not worry so much about what cars they are... yes a Hornet will get murdered by XX and my Egress will get lapped by Steves CAT2000, but i want to see them running side by side and Balders plan does even things up somewhat anyway - it gets my vote

I plan to run my Predator XK5 at some point, and thats a 1995/6 car, but also the Egress ( '89 ) Astute ( '90 ) Top Force ( '92)

I do think we ought to have a cap of say 1999 though !

[brian s]

Originally Posted by Balders

Why not just offer 1 point bonus for every year under 1999 your car is. so if you run a Tamiya Hornet from 1985 then you get 14 points extra added to your total.. depends on how petes working out the scores though..

nice idea mike but i think 1999 is to new for vintage.

[axeman]

seriously guys your on about a 1year differencethe car is 18 years old that vintage in my eyes!!!

If you don't want me to race it I wont, I will sell it

Just trying to get into the fun with my local club

[brian s]

steve, not trying to upset anyone. i just wondered what the cutoff year would be for the vintage series so asked a question to see what everyone wants.

[hit5005]

1999 is 12 years old thats old lol

[axeman]

Well it does upset people. I just went out and bought a car race in caldicots vintage series, (it look great fun last year watching all the cats and and a tamiya firedragon)

Last year I was told pre 94 so I kept my eye out for a pre 94 spent my money and now you have opened a poll to cut down to 93.

sorry about the rant but I was realy looking forward to this. I have even been talking to paul coombs to come down for the vintage series

[peetbee]

We're going to stick with pre94 this year, same as last year.

[brian s]

pete does that include all 1994 cars ie losi xx

[chris (reg) reardon]

Originally Posted by axeman

Well it does upset people. I just went out and bought a car race in caldicots vintage series, (it look great fun last year watching all the cats and and a tamiya firedragon)

Last year I was told pre 94 so I kept my eye out for a pre 94 spent my money and now you have opened a poll to cut down to 93.

sorry about the rant but I was realy looking forward to this. I have even been talking to paul coombs to come down for the vintage series

as i is still crap and need the extra practice till i get my vintage car

[Caine]

The XX was out in the states in late 93 so yes.
Somebody was asking this on my other favourite forum the other day

[peetbee]

Mr Caine is correct, the xx was released dec 93