Pan Cars Are Nice But

Gorden · January 31, 2008, 01:13:22 PM

Pan Cars Are Nice

But can we get the battery and brushless items dealt with 1st

BigDawg · January 31, 2008, 01:16:43 PM

well hopfully they have alot to do with eachother, as mabye the pro 10 will be the testing grounds for either or both

Tom · January 31, 2008, 01:21:17 PM

We're smack dab in the middle of an excellent 1/12 scale season. Batteries and motors are NOT going to change for the remainder of the 1/12 scale season.

Any changes for any other kinds of races will be announced when they are known in advance of the season that they are in effect for. The changes will be made in the best interests of the club from the perspective of the executive of the club, and discussions on this forum will NOT influence the decisions the executive make.

Feel free to speculate, but understand that you're speculating. Everyone will get the answer when the answer is available, and no sooner.

Gorden · January 31, 2008, 02:08:29 PM

Quote from: "Tom"
Feel free to speculate, but understand that you're speculating. Everyone will get the answer when the answer is available, and no sooner.

Tom makes a good point here.

BigDawg · January 31, 2008, 03:30:48 PM

i thought i said hopfully???o thats right i did!

OX · January 31, 2008, 05:10:11 PM

Unless the executive committee never read these forums, I find it hard to believe that the discussions on the forum can't help but to influence the executive somewhat (except Tom). However I do believe the committee will do their best to make a non-bias decision that will be in the best interest of the long term survival of IROCC, but there isn't one clear answer for that, so keep posting your opinions and thoughts to be heard.

I'm sure there are several different opinions on what changes should be made for the upcoming season amongst the executive committee themselves, they will have to thrash these out and come to a consensus on them, which is not going to be an easy task. I myself have changed my opinion several times while reading these posts as new information arrives.

So let's just run NITRO! :-) LOL

Whoops, that just slipped out.

I would like to see 3 distinct classes, to not only make it interesting for the drivers, but also from a spectators point of view.

1. Touring Stock brushed motors with some sort of new battery technology.
2. 1/10 scale pan with new battery technology and allow brush-less motors of some sort (Pan is a good class to experiment with brush-less for possible use in the 2009 Touring Stock class).
3. Nitro with Touring bodies or maybe GTP bodies just to change it up a bit.

With this line-up it will be quite obvious when a different class is racing. The chassis, motor, tire set-ups and driving style for each of these 3 classes is totally different, this would make it very competitive and interesting I think for the drivers and spectators alike.

Dave Ox.

haddow · January 31, 2008, 06:30:07 PM

OX

I agree 100% with the Nitro ONLY comment!! That would be awesome, 35 driver nitro class!

Serously though I agree with your 3 class scenario 99%. The only thing I dont like is the GTP idea in nitro. There are not enough bodies available that really fit to make it feasible. Everything else is BANG on in my opinion.

Grinder · January 31, 2008, 10:33:20 PM

I agree with you OX. I think discussing this and getting an idea of what people want/think is good to know. Info comes out and I think its important to be knowledgeable about what you are deciding on instead of painting it as new and unnecessary, etc....

I say keep the comments and info coming!

Matt S · February 01, 2008, 02:59:49 AM

why not 19turn

why not alternate 19turn and pancar

OR

nitro only :twisted:

cyrrus · February 01, 2008, 03:20:36 AM

Tom I know were in the middle of 12 scale. season. , some of us would like to get ready for summer early.

I mean I don't want to get the news a week or 2 before we go outdoors.

Nitro, I though of it, not for me this season.

Gorden · February 01, 2008, 03:44:53 AM

The way I see it any one who runs stock TC would be able to run 19t TC with only dropping in a motor. But if we go to a pan car class it means buying a 2nd car and the guys who do not have deep pockets would not be able to race a 2nd class, last year I ran my stock motor in 19t just to get more race time.

Gorden

haddow · February 01, 2008, 04:16:02 AM

if you still have that 10th scale oval car from last year, I will trade you for an on-road version.

Gorden · February 01, 2008, 09:50:49 AM

Quote from: "haddow"if you still have that 10th scale oval car from last year, I will trade you for an on-road version.

It went back on E-bay when I found I could not race it weekly

Tom · February 01, 2008, 12:26:49 PM

Quote from: "light"The way I see it any one who runs stock TC would be able to run 19t TC with only dropping in a motor. But if we go to a pan car class it means buying a 2nd car and the guys who do not have deep pockets would not be able to race a 2nd class, last year I ran my stock motor in 19t just to get more race time.

Given someone already owns a stock touring car, I would expect it would be CHEAPER to buy a pan car for 19 turn class than to run a 19 turn touring car.

Pan cars are SO INEXPENSIVE to buy AND to operate compaired to touring cars. The savings in tires, motors, wear and tear to the chassis will go a long way to funding a pan car.

I haven't worked out the numbers so I could be wrong about pan car paying for itself, but I do know for a fact that pan cars are both cheaper to purchase and operate than a touring car. Thus, pan cars should be encouraged, rather than discouraged like your post indicates.

Grinder · February 01, 2008, 12:54:52 PM

What about tires Tom? I'm pretty sure its cheaper to buy rubber than foam ($7.50 a pair for rubber) and rubber last way longer or do the asphalt foam tires on Pan cars wear differently?