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[kalbfellp]

To get things moving I have simply started a poll for the class the Chassis rules can be sorted later with another poll,that we are only trying to sort one problem at a time and we can keep the threads on track.

Phil

[smallnails]

Warning warning!

dumb question ahead

What class does the nissan r390's fit in?

[oldslot]

thanks Phil

[Antony]

Call me old fashioned but I voted for the 55-68 GT Sports. Now to find an Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato...........

[manimmal]

the r390 is a pre lmp rule change gt1 car, like the porsche 996, webber mercedes etc

[hoffy]

Call me young & progressive, but I voted for LMP 92 to present....

[chenglaw]

I'm one from the old school - I voted for Sports GT cars from 1955 to 1968. Lots of possibilities there for RTR's and scratch-builts.
Hey Phil, when are you going to run WPR 2008?

Edited by chenglaw, 15 July 2008 - 01:17 PM.

[hoffy]

Just another quick question (even thought I have cast my vote), do we have a list of possible cars for pre 68 GT? I cant seem to find one in the other thread

[kalbfellp]

Lim: PM sent.

Smallnails: This will have to be sorted but would certainly not be a GT. It would tend to fit in the LMP class IF it is allowed.


Anthony: Check Pendles site I think they still have stock IF resins are allowed once the class is decided. The early sports GT RTR are very limited so I would think that resin may have to be permitted.But I am getting off the track of this poll.

Phil

[hmcsat]

Can anyone tell me if a 250LM fits into the GT class??????

Thanks

[lenny broke]

Hi Guys
Please don't take this the wrong way Phil but are we getting ahead of our selves a bit here. the current series is still in progress and there is some other options posted on the other thread that aren't listed on the above poll. I think to be fair to those guys we should list them also.

If the Slot it RTR exclusion is still in effect the R390 would be ineligible for the series

While Ferrari tried to get the 250 LM homologated as a GT (said it was an evolution of the GTO) the FIA saw through it and deemed it a protoype. so I would think it wouldn't fit the class description. Mind you if it was allowed I could use my 07 car again

Cheers Alan

[x19]

Another one for the GT's 55-68

Edited by x19, 15 July 2008 - 10:32 PM.

[BEEJAY7]

Front Engined cars would be great.....A real challenge on the very varied tracks used in the Series.

Pre-66 would be my favorite, with max tyre width of 7mm.....

Regards

Alan

[kalbfellp]

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some other options posted

I may have simply missed the other options what were they? Jeeps?

The only other class's that anyone seemed to show interest in was mid 60 to mid seventies and that was almost what we ran last year.

The other suggested class was pre 1971 Nascars and there is a lack of any decent RTR cars that would fit the class so most would have to be scratcjh built, much like most of this years cars.
I may have missed other suggestions.
Many people seem to still find scratch building a difficult. I just thought we needed a class with plenty of RTR options.

We can easily have a further polls after, I just thought a poll would be easier that several long drawn out discusions.

Phil

[lenny broke]

Hi Phil
I just had another look thru that thread and once I discounted the "more novel" suggestions I found these. DTM, The pre 71 stockers, and my other suggestion of the pre 72 touring cars.
I just felt if they took the trouble to post a suggestion they should at least have the option to vote for it. admittedly some of those options do have a limited range.
As for the touring cars some of the guys may have the opportunity to field the Tassie resin Fal fal falc Falcons ...... there I got it out!!!! and the Charger and my fav the Monaro.
Having said all that I'm happy with any of the poll choices.
I just hope we don't run out of momentum starting this far out.

[aastes]

I actually would have looked at this as being a bit more research based rather than sorting out what to run next year. Infact almost (and I hate the expression as it always sounds so McKinsey*) a brain storming session

Yes tis a long way out but thats what you do when you research a subject.

spend time collating info then sorting through what you want to present to the masses and then acting on feedback from a culled list/ideas sourced from the research that was presented (God that sounds anal but hopefully you know what I mean)

*sorry - office speak meaning bullshit artist

[MOPARDEVIL]

Hey guys,

Can you guys give me a few examples of what cars are in this class 'Sports GT cars from 1955 to 1968'. I dont want to vote until I have a better idea of what we are looking at

thanks
greg

[triggy]

aastes, on Jul 16 2008, 01:45 AM, said:

I actually would have looked at this as being a bit more research based rather than sorting out what to run next year. Infact almost a brain storming session

Yes tis a long way out but thats what you do when you research a subject.

spend time collating info then sorting through what you want to present to the masses and then acting on feedback from a culled list/ideas sourced from the research that was presented (God that sounds anal but hopefully you know what I mean)

I agree.

[kalbfellp]

Sorry if I jumped the gun guys,but a couple of people thought the discussion was tending to get bogged down inn details and not broad enought,this poll can easily be run again with some other options added. We just thought it would give some indication of peoples thoughts.
While I had listed many of the LMP and GT cars I had not completed a list of early sports cars,simply because there had not been a lot of interest! I was wrong. While most of the thread had centred around the LMP and GT class it appears that there is a lot of interest in the earlier cars as well.

Mopar: The early sports cars can be divided into two basic catagories IMO. Front engined cars like Ninco Classics, Carrera,Revell etc. and the later cars such as the Fly GT40,Mk1V,Ferrari 330,Porsce 904, 906.

I think IF this class was decided on then a lot more discussion would be needed to sort the class,but there are plenty of RTR in both front and rear engined cars.

Once a broad class was decided on that would also tend to dictate some of the rules IF the race was to still be centred on RTR.

Phil

[rick1776]

I havent really been following this but to me its a no brainer.

Down Under Proxy Series isnt it?

So why not race Scaly V8 Supercars. There is still a lot of scope for tuning without resorting to turning the chassis into a defacto "slotit pod installed chassis". I dare say just about everyone has a V8, so thats a good selling point. And Im sure the few overseas based competitors could get their hands on one. Would keep costs way down. Could even run it with a control tyre just like in real life.

Support an Australian race inspired category in the DUPS.

cheers
rick1776