Space for a new class in 2010?

[bedsrcmcc]

I was just wondering, having seen the response from some on Monday when Mas turned up with his F1 car - although we are not running buggies indoors and focussed on Touring cars, I was just wondering what the up take would be on running another class along side our 1:10 touring cars...

The options I was thinking were:

F1 cars, 1:12 scale, 1:10 Pan Cars or even bikes!

By the new year we will have, we hope, the new I-Lap system up and running so we can run more than 5 in a heat, so we could have maybe 1 heat of 'alternative class' and 3 heats of touring cars, in fact we could even get 5 heats if we started on time, so maybe 2 heats of one class and 3 of another, just a thought.

This is nothing confirmed at all, so don't panic we are still very much Touring Cars, but just thought it would be interesting.

At clubs I've run in the past we have often run 1:12 along side rounds of 1:10 scale (not together of course). The beauty of 1:12 is we can get large grids without feeling over crowded.

Will be interesting to see what others think

[ek9russ]

RC caravan banger racing each week!

Mardaves could be a cheap class to look into….

[bedsrcmcc]

Originally Posted by ek9russ

RC caravan banger racing each week!

Mardaves could be a cheap class to look into….

I thought we did banger racing each week anyway

The idea of another class was not really to do with low cost, it was simply to add another dimension to the club and offer an alternative to Touring Cars if someone was not interested in running them.

1:12th scale would be good if we limited motors/tyres and cells...

[associatedtc3]

I think we should look at Russ's idea of Mardave racing because i believe cost is an issue especially if you are running a touring car a buggy and another indoor car. Running all three classes with top of the range gear comes very expensive. Mardave racing is cheap and cheerful and if we limit it to a standard 540 motor and basic esc [chuck out the mechanical mardave one ,they are crap.] only driving skill would seperate us. I used to race a mardave at a club in Torbay and we had the most closest racing i've ever had [except for F1's that i raced at another club,but the expense on these can be a lot higher unless you can get a second hand one.].
You would need to fit a diff to the mardave otherwise they are practically undriveable.
The only thing that concerns me about rear wheel drive only cars is the level of grip at Bromham. I dont know which tyres would be best [probably mini pins] but i dont know if you can get them in 1:12 scale.Could look at Tamiya front wheel drive mini class. They were good[and cheap] on this type of surface. Cheers Andy

[bedsrcmcc]

If you want to go Mardave how about these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVYD0rNOeFc

However, if we did go down say the route of 1:12 scale, there is nothing stopping us as a club devising a rule that states exactly what you are allowed to run for tyres, speedo, motor and cells. Only the car and radio is optional if you really want to keep prices down.

I think you have a valid point on grip levels - that will be key in what ever choice was to be made...

[associatedtc3]

I saw the side cars on Mardaves website.They look fun and cheap. They would be a different angle to what we're all used to. I bet none of us have raced them before