Re: NASTE Odd Thursday Night Racing Rules & Current Thread
Wanabgts wrote:I am newer to the club...
Fairly irrelevant. You just have experience with bigger scales and certainly bring a truckload of enthusiasm to the smaller ones.
Wanabgts wrote:...I do know any type of racing it is very hard to fix classing by excluding certain models if they truly fit the intent, since eventually the next fastest car will just be what everyone has....
This is precisely my concern as well. Right now it's the Ford GT in the crosshairs. It's no secret I'm somewhat of a fan. I want to be able to race them. If we exclude them, shall we also exclude Camaros from Trans Am? McLarens (or whatever the "hot" car in GT3 really is) from GT3? Slot.It McLarens from Can-Am?
What I like about our club specifically is we share with each other. Got a car you can't figure out? Someone will help. Got a set up that works? It gets shared. Any class could become a single marque/model category if really pushed. At one point, Classics I was the Ninco Corvette class. Remember? If a current top runner is cut from a class, there will be a new top runner. To quote someone (I think), "the king/queen is dead, long live the king/queen!"
Wanabgts wrote:Can am, I feel will be much like classic 2 going forward. Since I have developed the Slot.it cars to be at Thunderslot pace, and those cars are specifically excluded.
Agreed, and it would be a shame to have this happen. Don't pull the rug out from under someone just because they were able to tune a car.
I do agree with Stan and think there is something to be said about the minimal modification classes. Keep things as close to box stock (like GT3's and BRM's) and things tend to run well. I think the mods in Le Mans are justified because the Flys start out as such turds anyway. I wouldn't mind adding some stock classes but also really enjoy the classes we already have.
Chris
Here's my thing with "spec" racing. In other words box stock. If you limit the modifications allowed to a platform, then ultimately you just end up with a field of like cars. Just like the problem with the ford GT. Even Scalextric GT3 is basically Spec McLaren/Mercedes. This will happen with all of the classes if you really limit the mods, because some cars are just better than others based on design. Then we are all out buying more cars until we find the fastest one.
On another note, I learned very fast in slot cars that unlike RC and 1:1 motorsports driving only gets you so far. It is nearly impossible to win with a car that is even just 2-3 tenths off the pace. So trying to make classes more "driver" oriented seems like a tough one in the long run.
I have no business winning based on my driving compared to others in the club, but my cars are good enough to make up the gap.
We could just leave classic 2 alone and make a Ford GT Lemans class as monte described....I wouldn't have any problems there. Just a shame not to race them.
Zack
