Re: ROAR Nationals on SPEED channel?
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:13 pm
Without bashers...there would be few/no RC companies around for racing. Racing doesnt keep this hobby alive (and I am willing to admit this, I am a 22+ year racer too).
Love or Hate Traxxas, they have been instrumental in bringing thousands of people into RC cars, and some of those people bleed over into racing. True, Traxxas doesnt support racing, but many many people race Traxxas vehicles. Not talking just the Slash here, Revo and to a lesser extent TMaxx, Rustler, Bandit...why would Traxxas need to be ROAR affiliated? What products do they sell that need ROAR approval? I dont think there are lines of people wanting the Titan 12T motor ROAR legal to toss into their cars. Their cars/trucks fall within the rules, and chassis dont need to be approved.
ROAR has set up a provisional class at the 1/10 electric nationals this year for SCT (Short Course Trucks), and many of the rules are based on the Slash (dimensions, weight, width, body coverage & basic shape)...
Before the RC10 (thank you AE for making a dedicated race car), frogs, grasshoppers, scorpions, SRBs ruled the race track...were they race cars? No, but we slapped all kinds of stuff on them and raced them anyways.
Back on topic....I am happy to see RC racing hit TV, even if it is cable TV.
Love or Hate Traxxas, they have been instrumental in bringing thousands of people into RC cars, and some of those people bleed over into racing. True, Traxxas doesnt support racing, but many many people race Traxxas vehicles. Not talking just the Slash here, Revo and to a lesser extent TMaxx, Rustler, Bandit...why would Traxxas need to be ROAR affiliated? What products do they sell that need ROAR approval? I dont think there are lines of people wanting the Titan 12T motor ROAR legal to toss into their cars. Their cars/trucks fall within the rules, and chassis dont need to be approved.
ROAR has set up a provisional class at the 1/10 electric nationals this year for SCT (Short Course Trucks), and many of the rules are based on the Slash (dimensions, weight, width, body coverage & basic shape)...
Before the RC10 (thank you AE for making a dedicated race car), frogs, grasshoppers, scorpions, SRBs ruled the race track...were they race cars? No, but we slapped all kinds of stuff on them and raced them anyways.
Back on topic....I am happy to see RC racing hit TV, even if it is cable TV.