twin hammers

[zim35]

I just picked up a twin hammer and am wanting to scale with it. My question is, is it legal and in what class?

[Highmark]

Originally Posted by zim35

I just picked up a twin hammer and am wanting to scale with it. My question is, is it legal and in what class?

Class 3, discussed here:
2013 scale rules discussion or question thead

It's mostly because of tire coverage.

[rocksteadily]

What about the tub chassis on this?

[Highmark]

Originally Posted by 2013 Rules

• You must run a rail chassis (for example: Bruiser/Mountaineer, SCX-10, Reign RC K2-3S, 3L, 4, 5, MFM, X-Trail, CR-01, UTE, etc...) No TVP (twin vertical plate) chassis' or frame rail extensions on a TVPs. The exception to this rule is the Tamiya CC-01 or TA-02 ,(Hummer, S-10, Ford F-150 and Toyota Hilux)and Modified class Tubers.

I'm not on the rules committee, but I would say it's the same deal as a CC-01. It's not a TVP, and the chassis is as long as the wheelbase.

[ROCKEDUP RICKY]

It's a G6 rig or rock racker, it's not the type of rig made for the 10 gate type competitions that rule are modeled after. It just don't fit in the rules any where. Hit a G6 comp and kick butt.

[fvrr]

I'm almost thinking it's going to need it's own class. Another set of rules But in the short time I've driven mine (no locker) I don't see it competing with a purpose built C3 rig. IMO it's a go fast buggy. Maybe run all 3 courses with this thing and the go fast is in between each course

Opps we both posted at the same time. But if my locker gets in tomorrow I'll be running it Saturday at the recon G6 along with a few others.

[Highmark]

Originally Posted by fvrr

I'm almost thinking it's going to need it's own class.

Why? It wouldn't be a serious Class 3 rig, or class 2 for that matter. Like Ricky said, G6 the hell out of it and have a blast doing what it's meant to do

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

a class of it's own...

3 lap course...1-2 min laptimes.

everyone runs solo or in pair's..



it's a scale rock racer why not?

[ROCKEDUP RICKY]

Originally Posted by ROLANDROCKSHOP

a class of it's own...

3 lap course...1-2 min laptimes.

everyone runs solo or in pair's..



it's a scale rock racer why not?

Then you have a rock race competition. There's not enough time in a National scale event to have a rock race too.
With the rigs that are out there now, someone should write up a few rules and have a rock race type event. But to try and fit these rigs in the scale rules we have won't work. It just 2 different type rigs.

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by ROCKEDUP RICKY

But to try and fit these rigs in the scale rules we have won't work. It just 2 different type rigs.

One with "spirit", one without....

We've got spirit, yes we do. We've got spirit, how 'bout you?

Nope.

[Dready]

We're talking about this at the moment

[ROCKEDUP RICKY]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

One with "spirit", one without....

We've got spirit, yes we do. We've got spirit, how 'bout you?

Nope.

Your right, Make some room for my Rally car too.

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by ROCKEDUP RICKY

Your right, Make some room for my Rally car too.

It'd better have metal rail chassis.

[sally1800]

Originally Posted by ROCKEDUP RICKY

Your right, Make some room for my Rally car too.

Ye ha!!!

[ROCKEDUP RICKY]

No ,but, really, I see the hammers on the off road track. They could put some rocks or stuff to crawl over, get up on the driver's stand and have a good old time, But I wouldn't take my scaler's out there .

You guys are just looking for a way to pick on the rules, it very clear it don't fit in them, just like a 1/8 scale buggy don't.

[ROCKEDUP RICKY]

Originally Posted by Dready

We're talking about this at the moment

Whats to talk about. Changing the rules or a new class.

[Dready]

Originally Posted by ROCKEDUP RICKY

Whats to talk about. Changing the rules or a new class.

Well at the moment

You must run a rail chassis (for example: Bruiser/Mountaineer, SCX-10, Reign RC K2-3S, 3L, 4, 5, MFM, X-Trail, CR-01, UTE, etc...) No TVP (twin vertical plate) chassis' or frame rail extensions on a TVPs. The exception to this rule is the Tamiya CC-01 or TA-02 ,(Hummer, S-10, Ford F-150 and Toyota Hilux)and Modified class Tubers.

We're looking into adding the Twin Hammers into this list.

[alterchristopher]

This thing will make a perfect trophy truck scaler IMO if some one showed up to a 1.1 rock crawling comp with a 4wd ifs buggy/trophy truck they would let him enter its not a purpose built crawler imo put in the same class as you would a wriath both are replicating purpose built rigs just different twist

Can't wait till tax return gets here and I can order mine

[DISTURBIN' tha PEACE]

Originally Posted by Highmark

Class 3, discussed here:
2013 scale rules discussion or question thead

It's mostly because of tire coverage.

C2 doesn't need any tire coverage, just inner tire must be inside the body at the doors. I think the TH meets that. If not, offset will.

Originally Posted by ROCKEDUP RICKY

it's not the type of rig made for the 10 gate type competitions

How do you know? I'm 99% positive we are the only ones that have had a C2 comp that had a TH run. The driver is kinda green & it was basically stock. Didn't do great, but there is potential.

I am building mine as a crawler first & foremost.

[Dready]

My Personal take on this is:-

If someone turns up at a Comp with a 'Twin Hammers' and wants to compete then they should be allowed as long as it fits into one of the 3 classes. (probably 3 as stock, modified maybe class 2)

I personally cant see a Box Stock 'Twin Hammers' being very competitive but I don't think that the rules should alienate people from buying or running this truck in competitions.
I think that we should as a 'comittee' be encouraging new products and people to take part in events.

These are my own views and not everyone on the Comittee agrees!!