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Are we allowed to put nail polish on the front tires?
I was thinking a nice shade of pink for Rich.
Marty
All,
Rules are rules. It has nothing to do with how fast or slow your car is. If you don’t follow the rules you run the risk of receiving a penalty. Cosmetics can be viewed different ways. If a car looks like ass but still passes all the rules it will not receive a penalty. Period.
The whole idea of everyone wanting to know what car is “the” car is bullshit. Pick a car and learn how to set it up. What you learn will help you on every other car you set up. It’s that knowledge that will make all your cars better.
Irregular – adjective, contrary to the rules or to that which is normal or established.
I am selecting the Sideways Lancia Stratos in the black livery to run in this years Group 5 race series.
Is the NSR Fiat Abarth S2000 legal for the series? It raced in WRC events in the S2000 class just like the Mini and the Peugeot 207 (Avant Slot).
Marty
Rico,
Thanks for letting us know you will be in town. I am not going to the race but will let the others know you will be at F1. Have a great time here in Austin.
Marty
Good catch Shawn. There is another $18 for the NSR but at least I get a good quality 20K motor to use later or put in a car of Jenson. What if we said all the motors had to be 20K and we run the power at 12v? Didn’t see that coming did you?
Russell,
Thanks for the quick review. That is a great looking car. Love to see it run. 4.2’s out of the box?? Crazy.
The Fly vs. NSR cost analysis is not as far apart as you may think. It all starts with the purchase price for either of the cars but for the sake of argument lets say the Fly is purchased for $30 and the NSR is purchased for $100. Lets look at the list of parts needed to build the Fly into a solid runner vs the NSR. I am not including anything about the amount of time it would take to complete the build.
As you can see here the cost is virtually the same. I am not arguing for one vs the other but I do think its important we are comparing them on equal terms of cost before making a decision.
What about a Fly Porsche 917K race series using Shapeways chassis? There are tons of body options and you can find them on eBay for $30.
Great article. I would like to see a ScaleAuto wing cast out of some sort of rubber so they wouldn’t break so easily.
Marty
Great question. I don’t think we have ever had that one asked before. The easy answer is no because we can not be sure that we will always have enough people competing so you won’t ever have to race against yourself. If the turnout is good it should be no problem. Its a great question to bring up with the club at our next meeting. I do like your thinking.
Marty
Ary, thanks for the great review. I can’t wait to try out one of the new chassis. I can’t imagine not adding some weight to the front of the car to help balance it out.
Marty
I honestly don’t care. I don’t remember making that decision but I am open to any model years. I was just at the track with Jenson running these cars (because they have lights) and took some pics to post.
