What name should we give to the emerging 8th electric class?

[James]

8th offroad nitro has 'rallycross', 10th offroad is what it says on the tin, any suggestions for cool names for 8th electric offroad?

Couple to kick it off:

electrocross
rallysprint
racecross

:cool:

[Poo Fingers]

Supercross (SuperX)

it just sounds fast:D

[James]

Thanks 'thumbs'............

[ben]

hahahaha james. I like electrocross. Sounds cool..

[ashleyb4]

Supercross (SuperX)

it just sounds fast:D

Yea i agree with chris :p

A

[telboy]

'El-eight'?
Electric 8 - like electric 6 but without the guitars and drums.
8-a-cross - one for all the newspaper readers.

Electrocross sounds pretty cool mr helliwell.:thumbsup:

[Chrislong]

Me? Well if you agree with me and seeng as I haven't said anything yet, I vote:

Dib dab hippy gifter.

Its got two votes already! :thumbsup:

[bigred5765]

8th DC, dc eight, (electrocross, electro x, this is also my favorite,)
8th Brushless ,

[dave g]

hyper-cross or pro-cross,or RX-2

[Body Paint]

Me? Well if you agree with me and seeng as I haven't said anything yet, I vote:

Dib dab hippy gifter.

Its got two votes already! :thumbsup:

I'd definately put both my thumbs up to that one Chris :drool:

[ashleyb4]

I'd definately put both my thumbs up to that one Chris :drool:

up where? :p:p:p:p:p

A

[Poo Fingers]

Yea i agree with chris :p

A


Chris???????

[James]

Son of vader maybe ..

I know who you are .. doing a bit of car swapping are u . . . . . .

I'm sorry i dont think any of us can take advice about naming a new class from someone who's alias is poo-fingers.. :p

[Southwell]

Maybe thumbs, but not fingers.

Electrocross is the best so far.

[Lee]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Where is RCbob when you need him:woot:

Electrocross is cool:D

[James]

How do we get a BRCA section for it?
I'm possibly being premature again..
Can we have a UK championship? i might stand a chance as there only seem to be a handfull of cars currently ..

[Northy]

I don't care what it's called, I'll be having a go! :lol:

G

[bigred5765]

were in to
have you finished the car yet james,would love to see it

[Chrislong]

Same here, want to see - can I have a go too??

[Body Paint]

I saw a Losi Eight with E-X conversion Sunday, I want one, I like Rallycross but the hassle of tuning them and the noise does my sweed in.

[telboy]

Would you run along side the normal 8th's? or run it with the 10th elecs?

[bigred5765]

both none ether i dont care i cant wait to give it a go

[mark christopher]

how about the SBD's
silent but deadly:woot:

[Chris Doughty]

am I the only one wondering why we don't just call it 8th electric off-road?

I think a 'cool' spangly name will age, it might sound cool now, but in 2 years, it might be out of fashion.

[Northy]

I think we should just call it 'dib dab cross'. :lol:

Will there be any rules?

G

[Lee]

No G rules are for *****:lol:

[wezzer]

am I the only one wondering why we don't just call it 8th electric off-road?

I think a 'cool' spangly name will age, it might sound cool now, but in 2 years, it might be out of fashion.

agreed dude!!!
lol @ body paint ,,,, sweed !!!!!! pmsl

[Lee]

am I the only one wondering why we don't just call it 8th electric off-road?




Steady on chris, thats just crazy :lol:

Agreed though, it does make sense

[_JP_]

what sort of run time are we looking at?

I like the pit stops, its a make or break sometimes and keeps the racing close, but if you could do 20mins on charge it would be easier as I would not need a pit crew :lol:

[Tim Ward]

Has anyone seen the conversion kits Novak are doing?

Sounds like we have an easy solution to the conversion issue.

I'm up for it.

11.1v LiPo seems a good idea, higher volts=less current = more run-time and lower heat generation.

http://teamnovak.com/products/brushless/conversion_kits/index.html

[bigred5765]

Ive read that run times of 20 Min's are achievable quiet easily, i just cant wait

[frogger]

11.1v LiPo seems a good idea

In fact most 8th scale conversions run a 4 or 5 cell lipo which means 14.8v or 18.5v. A 4 - 5 cell lipo of the 5000mah variety should give you about 25mins runtime unless you set the car up totally wrong.

I can't wait for mine to get together.

I think at first it would make sense to stick them in the same class as the nito's until there are enough around to run their own heats.

Name wise, 8eo (8th electric offroad) and add a wulf to the end just because you can so 8eowulf. :p

[Nick Goodall]

I'm with Doughty, 1/8th Electric Off Road is the only name i can see standing the test of time :D

[James]

It's just a bit of fun...!

'rallycross' as a term has been around for decades;
still sounds pretty neat to me . . . and to a beginner i'd hazard a guess..

[Nick Goodall]

Ok ok.... for a bit of fun then what about Non Nitro 1/8th
Smokeless RallyX
Leccycross
Electric RallyX
Electric Buggy Supercross/motocross
Extreme Electric Off Road
1/8th Ozone Friendly RallyX

What about R/C Buggy Racing (Make it the standard)....

[Kopite]

Leccycross


i beleive we have a winner :woot: (especially in scouse land!)

[Answer-RC-Pete]

Leccycross is awesome!

I like the way 8eo look but no one will ever know how to say it, other than that...
E-Buggy
E-Cross
quite like the electrocross....

Yep - lets get a BRCA section on the go for it...

Pete

[Nick Goodall]

i beleive we have a winner :woot: (especially in scouse land!)

Can you imagine a scouser saying it without spitting loooads? :lol: You're not a typical scouser Mark, you sound quite Posh compared to say the lad from the Zutons or Jamie Carragher for instance so you'd be fine saying it :D

[Belsten]

megacross
brilliancecross
or swizzlecross

[AndyF]

But do you think that by increasing the number of different classes/sizes etc the sport will suffer. Fewer people choosing to compete in the current classes. Divided we fall type of thing? Already RC is up against xbox and wii.

or

Does giving more choice encourage more people into the sport as they wil find the ideal class to take part in.

[Body Paint]

I see your point Andy , but, with seemingly a lack of good 1/10th tracks, especially in the south then it looks very apealing to me

[25pie]

crazycross!:lol:
electrocross sounds lesbian!

[GRIFF55]

EVO 8 as its an evolution of it?

[Body Paint]

E-limin8

E for electric the rest cos you're eliminating the noise and smellyness :lol:

[GRIFF55]

Nice, how about Altern-8, we could have some tunes to go with it too:woot:

[OldTimer]

There are more 1/8 tracks local to me than 1/10, and i think if it takes off people will move away from 1/10 maybe ?.

Rules - to be honest i think the only rules at the moment would be for length of heats and finals ?. Not on construction / amount of cells / motors as it is early days yet, and we would not want to stop anybody from running.

Once i have some more parts for mine i will post some photos :thumbsup: its already being over run with carbon fibre :lol:

[Body Paint]

@ Griff EVAPORAAAAAAAAATE :thumbsup:

@ JC- Hubba Hubba ;)

[GRIFF55]

There are more 1/8 tracks local to me than 1/10, and i think if it takes off people will move away from 1/10 maybe ?.

Rules - to be honest i think the only rules at the moment would be for length of heats and finals ?. Not on construction / amount of cells / motors as it is early days yet, and we would not want to stop anybody from running.

Once i have some more parts for mine i will post some photos :thumbsup: its already being over run with carbon fibre :lol:

liking the sound of the carbon overload!!

[SHY]

am I the only one wondering why we don't just call it 8th electric off-road?

I think a 'cool' spangly name will age, it might sound cool now, but in 2 years, it might be out of fashion.

...or simply let it remain "1:8 OR". Why not run them together? It's the same car, it's just a different way of powering the vehicle. In the States they run them together right?

Just remove "I.C." (Internal Combustion) and "Ignition" and let people go green if they like!

Btw they should not be allowed on dedicated 1:10 tracks I think. The wear on the track from 1:8 cars is enormous compared to 1:10 vehicles.

P.S. CD, you're not producing enough BS on this forum! :lol:

[Lee]

PieX

Lipo and brushless is the MEAT

Enough said:thumbsup: