Hey guys, I'm new on the forum and fairly new to the slot car hobby. I have however been racing RC cars for many years, and race 1:1 cars as well. I read the rulebooks, try to maximize the potential, and ultimately want to be competitive.
Here's my question. Why has there never been a somewhat standardized classing for scale slot car racing? I have been becoming more involved with the local club, and running a couple tracks within a days driving distance, needless to say I now have around 15 cars to keep myself busy. But can't even fill my night at a single track on a rotating class schedule.
I understand many people want to play and tinker, and there are so many different makes and models of cars that don't necessarily compete will with one-another, but it seems to me if there was just a standard "GT class" or something of that nature that most tracks ran as a class etc, then the ability to get racers in would improve. Maybe tire restriction would be easiest, min weights, etc.
I just wanted to start the conversation and see what your input is like, I see it as a hobby with huge potential for the next generation of car enthusiasts but having gone through the process of getting up to speed I see some issues. I know there are areas with thriving clubs, and I'm curious what kind of classing structures they are running and how long they have been in place.
My local shop owner said to me the other day "I keep my race schedule mostly box-stock cars, and only change it once every month or so, I would rather 100 people have 4 or 5 cars then 4 or 5 people have 100 cars". To me, this makes a lot of sense.
Thanks,
Zack