08-29-2017, 10:40 AM | #481 |
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I think he means besides tire coverage, namely that tiny indent behind the cab
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08-29-2017, 10:43 AM | #482 |
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Ah, good point, like your Willys with the flareside Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk |
08-29-2017, 10:48 AM | #483 |
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08-30-2017, 05:40 AM | #484 |
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This get 3d points or no? I mean it has all aspects except it's one solid piece (other than the steering wheel) I mean it certainly looks pretty dang scale. |
08-30-2017, 06:22 AM | #485 |
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SORRCA - "we are closing down the facebook group, ask your questions on RCC" Also SORRCA - "nobody will answer your questions on RCC" Warpig and Highmark, I sincerely thank you two. If it werent for you guys coming through every few days nodoby would get any answers but it shouldnt all be on you guys. Maybe its time to re-open the facebook group? It had drama but at least there was discussion and things were answered. If you continue to do business here and here alone you will only be as relevant as RCC is......and how`s that going these days? Its the 30th and there is an unanswered question from the 24th back there, I have to think if facebook were still open a question would get turned around faster than 6 days. |
08-30-2017, 08:33 AM | #486 | |||
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Couldn't say on C0 - if you have tire coverage it's legal for C1. Quote:
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08-30-2017, 08:38 AM | #487 | |
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Regarding Post 423, we don't currently have any plans to update the scale driver size. We only added the minimum height this year. | |
08-30-2017, 08:44 AM | #488 | |
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08-30-2017, 10:02 AM | #489 |
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08-30-2017, 02:12 PM | #490 | |
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Beating a dead horse... However, I do wish the SORRCA Committee would loosen their grip and allow these weights. It would eliminate 50% of the drama on this thread, Facebook and my PM's prior to an event. Allow all forms of weight. At this point, does it really matter? Hell, i'd even be happy with a disclamer saying: Raw Brass, Lead, Tungsten (or any substance that is used to add additional weight) MUST BE painted black and/or disguised in such a way as to appear scale in nature. Failure to do so may render vehicle or its parts "illegal for competition" per Tech Officials discretion. The important part here is "Tech Officials Discretion". This will stop all the "Opinions" of those who feel something is illegal just because they don't like it. Got something to say? Take it to the tech table. Period | |
08-30-2017, 02:40 PM | #491 |
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Well I have no pull in this since I've never comped with strict SORRCA rules yet, but perhaps the current rule was working as intended. Now, in the usual nature of competition, the whole knuckle being turned into the weight is skirting the fact that knuckles don't have to appear scale or be similar in dimensions/appearance to the stock knuckles, or real knuckles.
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08-31-2017, 06:16 AM | #492 | |
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08-31-2017, 07:28 AM | #493 | |
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I see all these great sounding events within a few to 6 hours of me, and just don't want to put in the time and energy to attend. It isn't that I don't like the idea of competition, its that if FB and some of the post on the internet are any reflection of the cry baby, elitist mentality I don't want to waste my time. I have said this before, the reason I even follow the scale rules threads through out the internet is that having a class structure is an interesting way to go about building up a rig. I know there are people who put a lot of time and passion into creating that, and I can appreciate and respect that from the outside looking in. The whole knuckle weight conversation is bullshit. Functional doesn't equal scale, those dlux knuckles are a perfect example of it. Explain to me how that meets any spirit of scale appearance. Anyway I digressed, the point I was trying to make is that the ambiguity of the rules, followed by the discussion does nothing to make scale comps attractive to. | |
08-31-2017, 08:17 AM | #494 |
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| Re: 2017 Scale Rules Its not about being alright with them, I personally dont use them but they arent going anywhere. Right now you have a situation where Dlux knuckles are good to go but scale brake rotors/calipers that bolt to the knuckle arent. The reason thats the case is the qualifier for what constitutes a knuckle weight or not. As a guy that runs tech for these comps the current wording is frustrating. So easiest way out is make all the stuff that hides behind the wheel legal if its painted black.
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08-31-2017, 08:26 AM | #495 | |
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The thing I don't get is why people can't just drive a scale truck as a scale truck. | |
08-31-2017, 09:44 AM | #496 |
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| Re: 2017 Scale Rules For the record I agree with this, and the course design thanks to things like this has gotten way out of hand. Im personally fine if they ban them all together, I`m just asking for a better distinction if they are going to stick around.
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08-31-2017, 12:37 PM | #497 |
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| Re: 2017 Scale Rules I see your point here, but, if you get super restrictive people will loose interest in the competition side scale RCs. There will always be purist, and there will always be those people push mods as far as they can. The onus is on the rules committee to balance this out to make it inclusive enough to keep people interested, but restrict it enough to keep it fair, and within the spirit of the competition (not an easy task, and thank you to the rules committee for doing it).
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08-31-2017, 01:26 PM | #498 | |
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"Or ban them all"... I should of added that to my original post, because I agree with you 100% IMO, It has to be "All or Nothing", and i'm fine with either scenario. I just push "Let it all be legal" so the people who want to run things like the Vaterra brake rotors (which look awesome AND scale) have that opportunity. It really sucks having to tell a competitor "You have to take off those Brake Rotors and lose scale points because they bolt to your C-Hub" when the guy standing in line behind him at tech has DLux Dump Truck Brass Knuckles which are totally legal. | |
08-31-2017, 05:27 PM | #499 |
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Believe me this isn't anything we haven't discussed in depth about every year. It is unbelievably hard to get the language right...then something new comes on the market that messes it all up again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
08-31-2017, 05:49 PM | #500 |
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| Re: 2017 Scale Rules Yeah I think we're all kind of blue in the face. |
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