Post by Jim Weickum on Sept 17, 2018 17:27:59 GMT -7
After the first race, there seems to be some confusion on the "Mini" class.
All cars must have a wheelbase of 70mm or less. Cars such as Fiat 124 Spider, Alfa Romero Giulia Sprint GTA and the Volkswagen Beetle all have a wheelbase which is longer than 70mm in 1/32 scale.
The cars, trucks, busses or whatever you run do not need to be a sedan/saloon.
The "cars" do not need to be made by only George Turner. He makes a few different cars that do "fit" the class. (His listing of each car does show information such as wheelbase, which does make it easy to find a car)
If you look at the rules, you will see that an Ninco NC-1 or an NC-8 motor may be used, hint hint, Ninco makes/made a couple cars that could be run in this class. Porsche 356 and 550 have a short enough wheelbase.
Maximum width of all cars 58mm. I don't see why a modeler couldn't put fender flares on a car to increase the cars tread width. (Tire tread must be under the fender when viewed from above.)
The hardest thing to do to these cars, is to make sure that you can maintain a minimum clearance of 1/16th inch!!! Small tires and wheels are not always your best friend.
Jim W
All cars must have a wheelbase of 70mm or less. Cars such as Fiat 124 Spider, Alfa Romero Giulia Sprint GTA and the Volkswagen Beetle all have a wheelbase which is longer than 70mm in 1/32 scale.
The cars, trucks, busses or whatever you run do not need to be a sedan/saloon.
The "cars" do not need to be made by only George Turner. He makes a few different cars that do "fit" the class. (His listing of each car does show information such as wheelbase, which does make it easy to find a car)
If you look at the rules, you will see that an Ninco NC-1 or an NC-8 motor may be used, hint hint, Ninco makes/made a couple cars that could be run in this class. Porsche 356 and 550 have a short enough wheelbase.
Maximum width of all cars 58mm. I don't see why a modeler couldn't put fender flares on a car to increase the cars tread width. (Tire tread must be under the fender when viewed from above.)
The hardest thing to do to these cars, is to make sure that you can maintain a minimum clearance of 1/16th inch!!! Small tires and wheels are not always your best friend.
Jim W
