Fastest / Most popular cars at your club 2013

[SOSx]

Hi All,

Me and friends are considering gettting into 1/10th racing this year as there are more tracks locally than there are for the 8th and micro's we currently run at our own indoor(carpet) and outdoor (astro) tracks. I'm looking to get some feedback/information on what cars are successfull at a club/regional level when used by everday drivers (not pro/sponsored drivers).

What I would really like to see and think would be usefull and interesting information for many, would be a list of each club and what cars are working well/ most poplar at the track along with track conditions you run on.

So if you could list it like this i think it would make it easy to read and compare from one track or club to another.

1 - Name of the club(s) / track(s) you run on
2 - Track surface / conditions / length
3 - Fastest/most popular 2wd cars
4 - Fastest/most popular 4wd cars

I also think ancillary infomation like most popular tyres, motors/ windings and esc's would also be off interest to many, so if you feel like it please add these as 5, 6 and 7.

I think if we get the input this could be a very informative thread for people getting into 1/10 as it may help them guage what works at there local tracks along with supplying information on the surface conditions, tyres and electronics favoured by racers there. I also think it could be interesting to see if there are trends to what cars are popular based on the different variables like track condition or region.

Fingers crossed we get a good response and gain some usefull information for all.

[vrooom]

Personally It's up to drivers, not the car....

[Dave Dodd]

1. West bridgford mcc
2. Carpet, 30m x 16m flat with ramps
3. Couger kf, sv2, team c tm2, Xray xb4 2wd, tc02c
4. Cat k1, Xray xb4, Dex410, b44.2

Motors
2wd: 6.5 - 8.5
4wd: 5.5 - 7.5

Tires
Schumacher yellow mini pins
Schumacher cut staggers

Electrics
Speed passion
Dualsky
Lrp
Also some sensorless : leopard etc

[AfroP]

Seaham indoor, carpet and polished floor mix

2wd - Centro C4.2, SV2, KF, Yokomo Bmax 2 MR, Cougars SV pro, B4.1, Durango Dex210
Motors - 6.5-13.5 depending on driver, age and ability.
Speedo - LRP SXX, Speed passion reventon pro, Nosram Comet
Tires - yellow Schumacher minipins, yellow schumacher minispikes

4wd - B44.2,B44.1, K1, Yokomo Bmax 4 III
Motors - 5.5-10.5 depending on driver age/ability
Speedo - LRP SXX, LRP Sphere tc spec, speed passion, Hobbywing, Nosram, Vampire
Tires - Yellow mini spikes, minipins or blocks

[SOSx]

Hi Vroom,

The driver is certainly a big part of the equation, but like most motor sport it is a combination of man (or woman) and machine together.

Different vehicals suite different driving styles and conditions same with tyres and electronics.

I would like to see if there are trends relating to what works with different track/surfaces conditions, tyres and other variables. By ruling out the pro and sponsored drivers from the result we may also gain information on which cars suit more normal driving abilities. We may find some chassis are particularly forgiving allowing better results at this level than others.

Personally I think there is a lot of valid knowledge that could be gained from this

[SOSx]

Good stuff afro p and dave dodd, first ones on the list

I'm just thinking about how best to relate the information. What do you think about putting the cars in order of success at your venue?

[Adam F]

You will just end up with the same list or cars in a different order, depending on how many quick drivers run them?

[SOSx]

Hi x313,

I don't really see that as a problem in fact its part of the point.
As a simple assumtion would be that the faster (not pro or sponsored) guys
Have the most experience with both the tracks, cars and setup and as such be
Using what works at that track.

It would be important for people to try and be as impartial/honest as possible with the
List. Simply thinking back to what has been most successful with the privateers.

In particular I'm hoping we will see some trends regarding what cars are working on which
Styles of tracks/track surfaces with which tyres. Seems a more educated way of looking into
What car and tyre work on which surfaces. At least it is just based on results

Surely better than just asking what cars people like as generally you just get
What is either popular or they run now. This way people can see whats working either at a club they want
To join or a sort of surface they want to run on. I could be completely wrong and there wont be any trends at all and vroom will be completly correct and the cars make no difference so people should go out and buy what everlooks pretty to them.