I have been following some proxy racing in 132 scale, and was wondering if it would be possible to generate some interest in 143. I submitted a 132 digital car and was going to enter the 132 Panamerican with a 143 scale car, but decided it would be better not to muddy the scale waters too much. So what do we need to do to get proxy racing active in 143?
Peter runs his Pronomag once a year, but as far as I am aware there is little else in 143, so it appears as if we have lots of room for events on the calendar. My thought is to hear some suggestions and I myself might hold an event in the fall to balance out Peter's event in the Spring
So if you have an opinion on 143 proxy racing I would be interested in hearing it.
Things that need to be discussed are.
Guide flags
Magnets
Tires
Motors
Scale deviation
To start the balling rolling I will offer up my opinions on the above.
Guide Flags- Yes
Magnets- No
Tires -Whatever you want as long as the tires does not leave residue on the track. I used to run silicone tires but now run urethane as it seems to be the most acceptable. I never had an issue with silicone tires myself.
Motors. In 143 scale we are kind of limited to what we can use and fit in a car. I am of the opinion this can be an open class. There is more then enough power to send 1/43 scale cars hurling so the motor choice is more about control then speed in 143.( NoMag anyway)
Scale-wise, I know what I like, but am not opposed to slightly disproportionate cars to open up the field a bit. My thought would be to have a scale winner to reward those that put the effort in to building cars where attention is paid to the scale like appearance. On a one event race, the track owner makes the choice, with his own cars not allowed in the contest. If the proxy event is held across numerous tracks, then each car can be scored by the track host with the winner being declared at the final race.
So is it possible to get enough interest to in 143 to have a more vibrant proxy environment or not? I am going to work toward hosting a 143 proxy event this fall. I need to get a proper analog timing system installed that properly records track times. Currently I am running a digital timing system, and I have to add on this analog requirement.
Peter runs a successful event, so maybe all we need to do is adopt those rules and see how many other tracks are interested in hosting an event.
Anyway I would like to hear some other opinions on this, and maybe even some ideas of where 143 has failed in attracting proxy racing so we can learn from what doesn't work. Maybe it will all come down to the numbers. There just isn't enough of us
Cheers
Dan