2015 VRAA 2.5 ltr. build

[McLiams]

[chrisguyw]

Chris,

That is a great, and eminently comprehensible explanation of the design mechanics...and again, just stunning execution! Thanks. There's a sinking feeling that my little cobbled up Cartrix (probably) RTR is going to get certain trailing parts of its structure handed to it.

Bill[/quote]



Hello Bill, I am glad you made some sense of my explanation.........as far as running the Cartrix RTR, don't worry, they can be made to run very well indeed!. Our club has a class for 50's/60's F1 cars using the BWA motor and 7mm wide rear tires, and a well set up Cartrix is more than competitive with the scratchbuilds in this class....in fact, my fastest car (so far) for this class is a Cartrix Merc., utilizing the stock plastic chassis with a front axle tube added, and glued in place. With these low powered motors, and relatively low grip tires, the build execution/set-up is much more important than the chassis design, and with a little work the Cartrix chassis is more than up to the task of handling the power/grip allowed by the rules.

Last year, the VRAA ran a series for these 50's GP cars (scratch and stock plastic chassis allowed), and the series was won by a Cartrix Mercedes, running with its plastic chassis.

Cheers
Chris Walker

[McLiams]

Thanks for the encouragement.

Bill