Rallycross
 

After seeing the Audi Quattro that Huw won at the UKMicroX raffle and following nagging/harassment from Si, I thought I would ask everyone what they thought about some rallycross racing at Caldicot.

The idea would be that you could take either a rally car from Carisma/Tamiya/etc OR a cheapo touring car and fit it with suitable tyres and a Quattro/6R4/RS200/Escort/Sierra bodyshell and jack up the suspension so that it could cope with the majority of the features we have on our tracks (ok maybe not big jumps!) and have a rallycross series.

The tracks shouldn't have to be toned down much/if at all so buggy drivers would still have the same fun as normal.

What interest would there be?

Tricky one this. I like the idea, but how long would it last ?

I remember back when i started almost 30 years ago, a couple of guys had Audi Quattro bodyshells on their Kyosho Scorpions that raced with the rest of the buggies. Looked great. But the phase didnt last long.

Then their was the Rallycross period in the 90's, which lasted all of about a year or two :bored:

I think you'd have to convert buggies though, rather than tourers... ?

I do have a brand new Parma Porsche 911 Carrera body shell, with full interior & spoiler that would good on a buggy though, subtly cut-down.... :)

If it in anyway tones down the tracks then im against it.

Im all for new classes and all that, but a lot of people come to Caldicot for the kind of tracks that are built each week.

Just my 2p worth

I think Pete has cunningly made rallycross sound a bit crap !! sorry Pete ..

Bit I think it could be a good laugh and a fun alternative to SC10 racing and no need to tone down the tracks either ...

We've raced a similar championship at WORM with mini shells on the micro's and its been a run away success so no real reason it wouldn't work on a slightly bigger scale at Caldicot IMHO ....

have a look at my amateur vid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEGJQIgY6lg

All it would need is a cheap TC, and a rally style shell, and there's absolutely loads on ebay and they looks ace ...

Ford RS 200 - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...T#ht_744wt_896

Metro 6r4 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Controlfre...4#ht_768wt_910

Ford Focus http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-10th-For...ht_1975wt_1141

Scooby - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-10th-Sub...1#ht_1975wt_11

Dakar wildcat - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOWLER-WIL...#ht_1536wt_910

Mini's ... http://cache1.bigcartel.com/product_...24938543/3.jpg

Is it just me or are those cars in the video the penny racers that you used to get ??? Put a penny in the boot, pull em back and watch em go :lol:

Having competed as a navigator on Rallies in a 6R4 and won the welsh championship in an Escort im all for this, but not every week, just as a once a month thing i guess.

Cheers

Rich

this would be awsome ill get the audi out the box :thumbsup: and the track was calmed down for the vintage and i think once a month is a good call we could have a championship im well up for this :thumbsup::thumbsup:i do think if we do it once a month it may catch on with the micros with a mini shell wich are awsome it would be a reel good laugh but thats just me i may bring my friday to test it out:thumbsup:

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So, these go on a 190mm touring car, raise the suspension and put rally tyres on?

Yup :thumbsup:

hmmmm!!

Sorry Si, I didn't mean to make it sound crap, honest!
i dearly want a computervision 6r4!

my reference to toning the track down did not mean having a touring car track, more that I meant not having a huge jump, but wall rides, table tops and smaller jumps would still be all possible and i'd just like to add that we don't tone the tracks down for vintage.

Our tracks have not been about big jumps or craziness for quite some time.

sounds insane! hehe.. would be great fun to watch and probably race in.... would be a different kettle of fish to buggies too so maybe get some different winners too :D

Apologies for the poor quality video, but here's Huw taking his Carisma Audi Quattro around for a couple of laps last night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6TBJ...er_profilepage

anyone tempted now? :)

Sorry Huw, I've had to vote no, as cool as your car looks :(

Club night can get a little tight as it is now with micro, vintage, short course, 2WD and 4WD. Another class would squeeze things still further.

Maybe if the club dropped a class (micro, vintage or short course), and replaced it with the rally cars, that would be cool :thumbsup: . Or start racing at 7pm, but that may be hard for some ?

Rob.

(However, if somebody made a GOOD rally Sunbeam Lotus, I'd HAVE to join in and vote yes !!! )

This is my personal car EWO 310V (bottom of page)
http://sunbeamti.free.fr/TI.htm
Corgi have just made a model of it !!!!!!!!!
http://www.corgi.co.uk/shop/1111/chr...ategories=cars

Rob, we're thinking maybe trying it as a short term series like vintage so it wouldnt be too bad. Only 6 nights a year after all!
In the meantime lets get onto kamtec to do a shell for you. A full heat of these for you?
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h7.../trt_tijpg.jpg

:rolleyes:

Yeah drop micros, its not like they bring anything to the club or anything :rolleyes:

That's what I'm talking about !!

I make master moulds of vintage cars and vans for Oxford diecast all day long as a day job, so making an acurate master is no problem for me. But I really can't be bothered to turn my spare time into more of what I do as a day job.

But,

I have the car, if somebody wants to measure it up and produce a mould, game on.

It's not exactly a Lotus Sunbeam, but could certainly pass as one I reckon -

http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/rc-dri...1.html?picID=2

and looks pretty cool :thumbsup:

pic-

http://funkyimg.com/u2/803/614/100608062613.jpg

I'm liking the look of this atm ...


http://www.hpieurope.com/graphics/pa.../17525_02p.jpg

YUCK !! :thumbdown:

You'll have to work harder than that to get me on board ;) LOL.

Ok, so how about a Mk2 Escort then ?

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/...2082011193.jpg