Showdown Sportsman Idea

[waaytoomuchintothis]

[HomeRacingWorld]

I think you should go for it :D

[Mayberryman]

Rob, variations of that chassis have been used for years in 1/24th Retro Racing, it is called a "Wishbone Chassis". I do not know why it would not work on an oval track as you have the ability to add wedge to the chassis. Other things you might think of is the use of stagger and at one track I raced at I have seen home built 1/24 scale chassis with the rear wheels slightly cocked to the right in order to enter and apex the corners better. Keep us informed of your progress.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Spencer, I looked (via google), and couldn't get anywhere, but I will look in my CD archives of Car Model, Model Car Science, and Model Car Racing. I haven't found anything about a wishbone chassis so far. Is it known by any other name? I don't care about credit for inventing it, but if I can save a few versions of developing it, I'm way ahead!

[Mayberryman]

[waaytoomuchintothis]

The body for this one is a slope-back Charger, so its long and narrow. The chassis worked fine for the hillclimb with a very short wheelbase. I am looking forward to seeing what happens all stretched out. The screw hole at the rear is actually a toggle, and the front mounts are rigid to the body. There are limiters to control how far it will flex or how much the motor/drive axle section can tilt- that's the critical part, as I learned with the hillclimber. I had to adjust and reinstall the limiters again and again to get it right, but when I got the right movement, it was downright hard to make it deslot. I have decided to make the front wheels independent and the tires will be conically ground to allow a realistic camber.

Well, that's the plan, anyway. Seeing January on the calendar is a wake-up shout today. I have a Plan B to build a normal chassis if it looks like I might run out of time. The two other cars on my bench will be finished very soon, and the Charger body (from someone's junk box years ago), is ready to decal when the decals finally get here.

Here's the hillclimber: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11412