10-01-2004, 10:25 AM | #61 |
PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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| Re: Competition Rules
When we say body we are including tubers in that definition as long as they resemble a buggy type vehicle. One tube running down the center of the chassis should not count as a tuber though. My interest lies in keeping these things looking like 1:1 vehicles in order to attract the attention of bystanders and 1:1 people who have never seen anything like what we do. People that do not know anything about r/c will become interested because they look like minature versions of what they drive and have seen in magazines. But if others dont want that I understand, everyone is entitled to an opinion. Like I said before, if this turns into a robot battle competition with shooting grappling hooks and automated arms that pull the vehicle up an obstacle, you can count me out. I'll go back to driving around the campfire ring. |
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10-01-2004, 05:36 PM | #62 | |
Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004
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also see this and tell me what you think. http://www.rccrawler.com/postt2702.html | |
10-02-2004, 10:39 AM | #63 | |
The Wheels Keep Turning Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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haven't seen any specific rules yet saying that if your vehicle breaks you have until basically the end of the comp/or close to it to repair it. I think this is necessary considering how far people drive for the event, no one want to be out because of something stupid breaking. vehicle breakage, in general, has nothing to do with the drivers skills or the quality of the vehicle. the more stages you have, the more even it will be in the end. in moab we only had two, and the first one was wayyyyyyyyy too long. Two stages is not enough. max points has to really make it advantageous to try the obstacle. To get 10 max but only 9 for passing it doesn't sound like it would be worth wasting your valuable total stage time to try it. i think it should be like 5 points for passing it and 10 max if you have to by-pass. this way, the really impossible obstacles that are passed are rewarded. I think anyone running the course at all before the event has a significant advantage. NO PRERUNNING, BY ANYONE!!!! And i think the course has to be setup by the drivers, not just the people putting on the comp. This is the only fair way to say that the course was not set up for one type of vehicle or driving style. is there a practical reason to body rules? unlimited means unlimited, anything goes. And anyway, I don’t know why were talking about this, who runs a truck without a body????? Is it only one person out there doing it????? Hehehe Bodies do not affect if the person is a good or bad driver or a good or bad builder. The guys down in australia run the non-fender bodies like rc10t3 bodies and stuff. They should be allowed. And look at full size comp rigs. the moon buggies don't look like anything else, why? because the rules only set that the driver needs a roll cage around him. If someone made some rule about it in UROC, then the most winning rigs would look different today. Why and for what reason?? we don't need roll cages or bodies, they are not necessary. this is unlimited r/c rock crawling, our goal should be to further the design of the vehicles, to make them the best crawlers they can be. battery changes and repairs. Not everyone can afford 15 3300mAh packs. Bad idea to penalize battery changes. It doesn’t show a lack of driving skill or bad building/construction. cannot run more than 2 motors? this is the unlimited class. if someone comes up with the best crawler that will dominate in the future with whatever design then let it be, even if it has 4 motors. remember, we are about moving the sport and vehicle design forward, that means the least possible design limitations. Quote:
Design limitations: remember guys, the full size trucks use winches to suck in there front axles. this sport, in my opinion, is about two things, drivers, and builders. Where would we be today if we said everyone had to run a gecko chassis and stock tires that aren't modified? How can we talk about limiting trucks when people spend like $250 on one set of cut and shut tires with treads from another tire cut and glued on. Should we limit that too? Were will it end, and who makes those decisions. Jtothec had a good servo mount design at Moab, who says, “well, not everyone has welder, so we can’t do that!” So what does unlimited mean? Who makes those decisions? Every large project undertaken by any company or team in the world undertakes those projects in exactly the opposite fasion as we are trying to create our rules here. We are trying to create rules without first setting what our goals are. If goals are set, then when a rule is created you can compare your new rule to the goal you set. | |
10-02-2004, 05:22 PM | #64 | ||||||||
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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Drivers should maybe get a 1 point penalty for touching vehicle. (You got to have some sort of penalty, or someone will figure out a way to take advantage) Vehicle must be placed back exactly as it was before touching, or 2 pts for a repostition. Quote:
I think if the penalty for bypassing is the same as MAX points everyone would at least try to finish even if its kamakze style. Don't over think this one. For the most part it would only settle the last and next to last place finishers Quote:
I see nothing wrong with a little practice time before an event. I think Moab proved some people are better course builders than others. At Crawlstock Dirk tested the course for drivability, alllowed drivers to test their trucks on the course before the comp, and everything was fine. Dirk didn't win, and everyone had fun. Lets not over think this one either Quote:
There is a COG advantage to not using a body. Quote:
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I like Jason's "BOX" idea In another forum I asked for thoughts on a 24 X 18. I also mention that the vehicle could not operate outside the "BOX". This would eliminate mechanical arms, winches, grappling hooks, WHATEVER! I think as long as tires are intended for RC use. Also rule about axle driven wheels would eliminate someone building a walker. I personally have no problem with the # of motors or their size. I would like the # of axles to be (2)..........Back to the scale look thing Quote:
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10-02-2004, 05:35 PM | #65 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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So.. Why don't we, people in the US, just adopt the rules that have been used for a much longer time period from the Aussie's?? Is that a dumb question? They have had their rules set for some time now, before anyone on this board even built a RC Crawler... or probably even seen one. Seems like if we(US) were to join up with the Aussie's set rules/scoring guidlines it'd make life much easier... RIGHT? International comps would be easy to understand, that is once this sport/hobby gets to that level which it will some day. |
10-02-2004, 05:42 PM | #66 |
The Wheels Keep Turning Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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| Re: Competition Rules
I mean for each section of the rules. what are our goals for vehicle requirements, course setup, etc. Is our goal to advance vehicle design, or to limit it? Are our goals to encourage driving as much as possible and not using the rules to win. That is what i mean.
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10-02-2004, 05:48 PM | #67 | ||
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Mo...ic.php?t=26911 russell of Outerlimits4x4 Quote:
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10-03-2004, 04:48 PM | #68 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Whales
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| Re: Competition Rules
Well hell I can't tell which post to use now . Look most of you will be totally unhappy with any rule set that goes into effect so it really doesn't matter which set of rules are used. I applaud all the guys out there creating all the different types of crawlers and we are in no way trying to stunt the growth of the sport. However there must be limitations to these vehicles. As such UTRCRC will come up with our own set of rules. Yes they will have body limitations, truck specs, gate specs, course specs etc....They will be simple, fair and to the point. If your unhappy with them, then those of you that are running the competitions can modify or use a completely different set of rules 8O . Good on you for doing so.... All the feedback on this forum has been great! Okay, so not all, but most. It's funny how this sport has become so competative. UTRCRC will do our best to keep the fun in this sport at our meets. I think the best way to occomplish this is to no longer offer awards to the top three finishers. Points for bragging rights seems to be good enough. We will continue having the Moab event, but the awards may or may not happen. I found that it was more fun to shoot the bull than competing anyway. For years I raced R/C, and as I became more and more serious about racing and traveling to Nats and other large races the fun quickly faded away. This is the exact opposite of what we would like to see happen. Good luck with establishing the rules. [/quote] |
10-04-2004, 02:42 AM | #69 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: salt lake city
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| Re: Competition Rules
well put kaetwo |
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