Bubbacola... you need to hop over to the IL section on RCC, we have a 3 page long thread going on this... What we have been deciding on is a 10-20' long mud pit 2 lanes wide (5-6'). Outside would be REAL mud. We have discussed loose sand for indoors. What could even be more fun indoors would be vermiculite... that stuff is light and doesnt pack down. You would be suprissed what guys are willing to do with their trucks... Mnster was driving his across the bottom of Busse lake at the last comp. At the last SCRC gtg we were running a mud bog that got this all started (see pic below). Most of us that are setting this up will be running waterproof equipment and receivers in baloons or tupperware containers.
For leisure hrs interest, you could open up a monster truck class and everyone with their e-maxx and e-revo's with all those waterproof electronics would be out there trying their luck. There has even been mention of a slash class. Me personally I dont care for seeing a bunch of monster trucks out there, I would rather see home built rigs but, your going to bring in a larger crowd on a more regular basis if you open it up to monster trucks. Mud drags will bring in the bashers that arent normally into racing. The great thing about the mud drag racing is that you realy dont have allot of work or money into a course... You could add fancy timing etc but heads up, who ever crosses first wins is much better if you ask me. all you really need is a tiller, maybe some drain tile/ribbon to mark lanes and a hose. The worst part is prepping the track for runs... it took us half the day of playing to figure out the right consistance of mud to get the trucks having trouble.
Link to rcc discussion: Mud class for trail trucks???? - RCCrawler.com Bulletin Board
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rules as they stand now:
trail class:
2.2 or 1.9 tires/rims
no paddle or paddle type tires allowed
full ladder frame
wheel base must fit inside stock body space
7cell /2s battery limit
driveshafts
1 motor
1 esc
Rear axle must be of straight axle configuration
(essentially the same as scale class)
Pro Mud:
2.2 or 1.9 tires/rims (unlimited design)
14" WB
frame design open
no motor limit
No battery limit
Rear axle must be of straight axle configuration
4wd monster truck:
Any factory produced “monster truck” allowed
Battery limited to 4s lipo/14 cell
2wd monster truck:
Any factory produced 2wd “truck”
2.2 sized tires
2s lipo/7 cell battery limit
Course design:
10' min length (unlimited max)
terrrain: mud
course must be straight
judging
2 judges
Xmas tree start (flagger can be substituted)
headsup racing, first to the finish wins
For leisure hrs interest, you could open up a monster truck class and everyone with their e-maxx and e-revo's with all those waterproof electronics would be out there trying their luck. There has even been mention of a slash class. Me personally I dont care for seeing a bunch of monster trucks out there, I would rather see home built rigs but, your going to bring in a larger crowd on a more regular basis if you open it up to monster trucks. Mud drags will bring in the bashers that arent normally into racing. The great thing about the mud drag racing is that you realy dont have allot of work or money into a course... You could add fancy timing etc but heads up, who ever crosses first wins is much better if you ask me. all you really need is a tiller, maybe some drain tile/ribbon to mark lanes and a hose. The worst part is prepping the track for runs... it took us half the day of playing to figure out the right consistance of mud to get the trucks having trouble.
Link to rcc discussion: Mud class for trail trucks???? - RCCrawler.com Bulletin Board
rules as they stand now:
trail class:
2.2 or 1.9 tires/rims
no paddle or paddle type tires allowed
full ladder frame
wheel base must fit inside stock body space
7cell /2s battery limit
driveshafts
1 motor
1 esc
Rear axle must be of straight axle configuration
(essentially the same as scale class)
Pro Mud:
2.2 or 1.9 tires/rims (unlimited design)
14" WB
frame design open
no motor limit
No battery limit
Rear axle must be of straight axle configuration
4wd monster truck:
Any factory produced “monster truck” allowed
Battery limited to 4s lipo/14 cell
2wd monster truck:
Any factory produced 2wd “truck”
2.2 sized tires
2s lipo/7 cell battery limit
Course design:
10' min length (unlimited max)
terrrain: mud
course must be straight
judging
2 judges
Xmas tree start (flagger can be substituted)
headsup racing, first to the finish wins