How about an '09 TTC ?

[Mriswith]

Since it's Saturday night and I'm self medicating with Monster and Miller Lite, I was flipping through some off-road mags looking for some build ideas. Why not a scale type Top Truck Challenge event next year? Lets put some of these trail rigs to to test.

The actual list of events

-Tow Test
-Frame Twister
-Mud Pit
-Obstacle Course
-Hill Climb
-Mini Rubicon
-Tank Trap

Obviously some of trail rigs are more capable of larger scale terrain than others so lets hear some thoughts.

[venom-crawler]

we talked about doing it here this year but didnt have enough time. i think it would be fun. we talked to jeff and he said we could use his wieght sled if we wanted to unless somebody has a scale tanker we could use.

good luck getting the guys to go through the mud and water tank lol
just kiddin

[Mriswith]

If we do it this next year, I've got enough time I should be able to finish a waterproof trail rig. If I can pull that off, I'll pound it through anything. I'm thinking my comp rig is gonna be my scaler. The axles are built enough.

[thunder7845]

I'm in.
The place me and mark go wheeling here in Minot would be an awesome spot to hold this.

[jpterbl1]

Count me in. Always up for a TTC

[thunder7845]

So if we do have this where would we hold it at?

[sniper]

the midwest is looking at doing this also

what kind of rules or any were you guys looking at

[thunder7845]

I'd think the rules would resemble if not mirror the rules of the 1:1 event right Mr. Iswith(sorry had to do it once).

[Mriswith]

Originally Posted by sniper

the midwest is looking at doing this also

what kind of rules or any were you guys looking at

Originally Posted by thunder7845

I'd think the rules would resemble if not mirror the rules of the 1:1 event right Mr. Iswith(sorry had to do it once).

Hadn't even gotten that far. I was thinking about just picking 3 or 4 of the events and doing a basher/trail/scale event, no dedicated comp rigs. Comp rigs got thier own events. Less restrictive than the Scale rules as far as rigs go. Any 1:1 vehicle you'd see on a trail, doesn't have to street legal kinda thing. I'd want the scale tube buggy types to have an event tailored to them rather than being stuck in the middle between Hardbody 1.9 scalers and full on comp rigs.

Ideally there'd be a 1.9 and 2.2 class but that would depend on who and how many showed up. If not classes than 2 courses, a 1.9 and 2.2. After our last little scale event, my rig didn't even notice what the 1.9's struggled with. I'd like to keep it an even affair but be open any type of non comp rig be it TLT or TXT axled stuff.

Nothing real fancy. Heres the start, there's the finish ... now mash the stupid pedal. Fastest time wins for the most part. Simple, it's gotta be simple.

[Mriswith]

I should expand on the what I said concerning rigs. I'm just throwing ideas out, kinda seeing if we'd have enough interest even to try and set something up and if anyone else has any ideas. Not everybody has multiple crawlers so I'd kinda like to see some input. With the new Wreckluse chassis out and other not so street legal type of scale rigs popping up, I would like to see a scale event tailored to them.

[salmonfacesalad]

This came up locally as well. This would be fun!http://z7.invisionfree.com/Rock_Craw...?showtopic=524

[thunder7845]

Well I'll be there, I think this spot me and mark wheel would work awesome for a ttc course it has hill climbs, mud pits, huge cracks for the tank trap, and it's easy to get to.
You guys need to come up here and check it out some time.

[thunder7845]

I say we do all the events listed, plus anybody that has clods, txt's, juggernauts, WK's and lets not forget mud racers and tractor pullers, bring them and well just have a big RC4wd off road jamboree type of event.
Run the TTC one day and all the others the next day. Let the 1.9 guys run the same course as the 2.2's just score them in there own class.

[jetboat]

have you guys thought of adding it to the x-games?

[thunder7845]

I dunno never thought of that to be honest.

[thunder7845]

K me and marc talked about this on the way home
10th scale axles (axial ax-10, hpi wheely king, tamiya cr-01, tamiya tlt, pti goliath, and if I didn't get all them sorry.)
try to keep it some what scale looking
other than that anything goes.
these are just for those of us thinking of building a truck just for this event.

Please keep in mind that this is just an idea.

[tqcookie]

Hey guys heres a little video I found of some RC tuff truck challange running. The stuff they had set up seems simple enough to do just about anywhere. The uphill pull with some weight on a rug is ingenious. Don't need a fancy pulling sled, just gravity.

http://www.texasrcoffroad.com/txrco_gallery/displayimage.php?album=24&pos=0

[thunder7845]

I like how they did the classes of trucks also.

[Mriswith]

The Video was pretty much what I was thinkin'. Nice and simple.

[tqcookie]

Ya when the 1.9 truck went through the tank trap it looked really scale how it through him around alot then he got hung up right at the end and rocked it back and forth then got through. The other trucks with the big tires went through without to much troubles, but still looked really cool.

I liked how they kept it simple. A couple of holes, some water, and some pieces of wood added in. Throw in a few gates to make you stay on track and it's a TTC. Easy Peasy!