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Old 21-12-2014
maineyak maineyak is offline
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Default I need a quick history update

When I started racing in 1981 there was 1/8th ic circuit cars and 1/12th scale polished floor then carpet pan cars. Soon after 1/10th buggies took off and to a certain extent 1/8th buggies. When I left racing in 1990 I think the only new class was Pro 10 racing, basically 1/10th scale 1/12th cars but usually raced on outdoor tarmac tracks.

So as a veteran coming back in 2012 I totally understand the progress of the 1/10th buggy from RC10>JRX2>Cougar>Cats>B2-B4>XX/XXX/XX4 but what I can’t understand is all these weird things I come across on ebay like a cougar sold with a Porsche 911 bodyshell on it. Did a class form for 1/10th buggies with saloon shells on? Why did this happen? Did people need something more recognisable? Did a specific rallycross mixed surface racing class start?

I hear that buggies kind of died out and touring cars took over. Firstly what was the reason for this? Obviously the beauty of buggies is that you can kind of build a track anywhere but circuit cars need a specific facility – so I find it hard to understand. So were touring cars evolved from something like the XX4 to the street weapon and then onto touring cars or was it the Pro10 class that evolved into touring cars?

Anything that can fill in the gaps of my knowledge would be appreciated.

Thanks

Last edited by maineyak; 21-12-2014 at 01:34 AM.
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