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Stock NINCO cars have severe problems with the wheels in terms of quality and also falling off and breaking apart. Also, the way they're motored, the only viable NINCO classics would be the '56 Corvette with the NC-5, the Corvette with the NC-8, and the 550 Porsche with the NC-8. It would take a lot of work or a near genius to make any stock Revellogram car from this era quick enough to work well. Same for the Fly GTO. There have been complaints about the modern LMP being too restricted to a few choices. I see fewer choices in this proposed class in stock, period. And to find out, I'd have to buy all three and prep them, wouldn't I!? That's about 200 dollars spent to get the answer as to what one is best for me. Already spent more than that on the LMP's. I'd like to save a bit of cash for a bit.

Effectively, you're being almost forced to go mod by putting better axles and wheels on the cars, and in the case of the NC-1 cars, better motors and gearing.

Might as well get an HRS or HRS 2 chassis and slap it underneath the shell of your choice and know it will be slower because of the NINCO rubber. And I'm certain I could take a car with NINCO 20x7 rubber and either a Slot.it, NSR, or MB Slot 21.5-25k motor, normal can or boxer depending on what pod and gearing I slap in and get the car to haul around the track.

The problem is, time and expense. I can easily see about 2-300 dollars spent getting HRS- HRS2 chassis, the surrounding parts (BWA wheels and inserts; that's what about 20 bucks a car? More?), motors (20 bucks a clip), cars to tear apart for body shells, and trying to find the right set-up and vehicle to run with. I know my DBR-1 and others I've scratchbuilt would not be up to the task. They were ripped up when I ran them, and I think even if I did re-gear the DBR and put a better motor in, it's still be useless and very, very non-competitive.

Personally, I'm all for keeping the modern cars- I have significant resources invested there, and have been trying to hold back on my spending. And let's face it, racing means you spend. I'd rather spend for tires here and there and a part here and there right now than be blowing big bucks to re-determine what car will work well and run well.

There are also a lot of choices out there in modern LMP that run well. I'd bet development of a couple cars I have that are not the NSR's might get one to run faster. 50 hour work weeks and the fact I'm exhausted and burned out most of the time mean I'm not quite up to getting those right.

The class as proposed because of the wheel and tire is too limited IMHO in terms of choices for stock.

Just my educated guesses on what will happen in my case. And yes- I don't have to spend, but I don't find it very fun to run something that gets slaughtered because it's not up to snuff. I did that with my DBR-1 for the better part of a season awhile ago and found it a rather depressing, frustrating, and not an enjoyable experience. Even after a lot of changes and development it was still a 5th place car on a good day, even though it was a much better car at the end of the season. It's only good for tooling around by itself for a giggle. I'll sit and procure what it takes to put me in the hunt. and that means $$$$ whether I like it or not.

Bob

Ron, I need to read and think more about what you said at work. It's very good, and it will help me get through the UPS baloney I have come to loathe, so thank you!

I also thought about what I do have a lot of so I didn't have to go out and buy stuff.

I do have a lot of:

NINCO SuperGT cars.

Carrera Stockers

Modern F1 Cars by Scalex and SCX.

'50's F1 cars by Scalex and Cartrix and even some insane scratchbuild I bought off EBay from a nice British fellow who raced with Alan. I even have some Talbot-Lago T26C bodies to work with along with chassis.

Personally, I have a thing for those '50's F1 cars. I'd love to race one of my Vanwalls, or my Jean Behra Maser, or my Frolian Gonzalez Ferrari, or the Farina Supersqualo... Or, get off my duff and take the time to finish the Rozier and Claes Talbots I envision doing or the Lancia-Ferrari D50 resin body sitting on my dresser as Fangio's car.

See, there I have already blown the bucks and have a lot of material to work with and choose from. I'd be thrilled with a class that would allow me to race and enjoy those cars and to have incentive to build the pieces I have accrued and already spent the money on.

Bob