by chappyman66 » Wed May 22, 2019 6:51 pm
@docdoom: I think the Vancouver club does something like this. You set the minimum lap time to be the breakout....if you go faster, the software doesn't count the lap.
The group I race with has about 15 classes but there are probably half a dozen that are real favorites. All are run no mag, most allow silicone tires.
1) Fly Classics - Coupes
2) Fly Classics - Roadsters
- These are supposed to be stock with normal Fly tuning allowed (solid front axle, superglue bushings, true wheels). It's 18K motors, so some cars have replacement motors and a couple have replacement rear wheels but for the most part they are stock 18K no mag cars.
3) Slot.it Group C - just what it says, but orange can only.
4) Cobras and Cheetahs - this is a builder class, any mod allowed but must be a Cobra or Cheetah body. I run a Monogram Snap Tite Cobra with a 3D printed chassis carrying a slot.it orange can sidewinder pod.
5) GT cars Post 1990 - Basically a Slot.it/NSR class for the Nissan/McLaren/F40 although a modified Saleen and a Fly Marcos sporting a slot.it chassis have been known to appear......
6) GT Cars Post 1990 Non-Slot.it - for those of us that want to mod a Ninco F-50 body with a 3D printed podded chassis, for example.....
7) TransAm - stock tires, no mag. Minimal tuning, and run at 10V.
8) LMP-1: Pre-1990 bodies, any mod, LeMans bodies/liveries
9) LMP-2: Alfa/Ferrari: Slot.it Alfa/312PB/Matra, Sloter 312PB.
10) LMP-3: Modern LMP cars (mostly Slot.it) -one of the lesser run classes.
11) CanAm - Wide open, must be a Can-Am 66-74 body. Mostly Slot.it cars. None of us have bought TS.
12) F1 Pre 1980 - Scalex classic F1 cars - we allow silicone tires and run at 10V.
13) Pre 1960 sports cars - Any pre-1960 sports car: lots of Ninco Classics, 3D printed Porsche 356s, etc. Stock tires and 10V. This class is a hoot and always a favorite.
14) Group 5: Sideways Gr 5 cars, any mod.... although I have been noodling on a Carrera Monza........this is a very fast class.
15) 1960 - 1970s front motored GT cars - Fly Ferrari 365, etc. 18K motors
16) Carrera GT3s - Must be stock Carrera except for Quick Slicks silicone tires. A variety of cars, all pretty even, and inexpensive.
We don't race for points though...it's all about having fun. The last couple weeks we have run Fly classics.....pick a fast car, and pick a slow car....race fast vs fast and slow vs slow. They seem to work out that way....fast cars are 11.8 - 12.0, slow cars are 12.4 - 12.7 lap times. Having evenly matched cars makes the racing more enjoyable for us.....
Fly Classics, 50s sports cars, classic F1s, LeMans, CanAm......those are the primary favorites....
Why?
Mostly it's about the cars we all like (or in the case of the Carreras, were willing to buy) and enjoy racing.