1/8Th Scale Rule Understandment

[Jeff Schindler]

Grim, I like the way you think!

 

[JimZaremski]

If this rule is in place to safe people money if they run over floating parts, shouldn't this be a rule in every class? I know parts may be cheaper in other classes but that doesn't mean you wanna spend money to replace stuff either???

I'd guess it's a bigger issue in 1/8 scale since the boats have to have scale-correct cowlings, engine covers, and wings. I don't see too many wings in sport 40 or gas sport hydro. If you rig your scale boat to "lose" a bunch of the things which make your boat scale, then you should get dinged.

 

[Aaron Johnson]

Jim your right most other classes don't have to worry about wings but cowlings are the issue with them. I like Grim's idea! Lol. Parts are parts, if any come off, yes it could give you an advantage and possibly tear up other boats though.

 

[SayMikey]

If this rule is in place to safe people money if they run over floating parts, shouldn't this be a rule in every class? I know parts may be cheaper in other classes but that doesn't mean you wanna spend money to replace stuff either???

This past weekend (Little Thunder Race) in sport 20 class I ran over someone's cowl and was taken out of the heat by it ( luckily only minor damage). Sad part is they went on to finish first (400 points) while I had to settle for a DNF (25 points)

That would be my cowl,I will give you my 400 if you fix my cowl?

 

[Aaron Johnson]

That would mean there was 3 cowls that came off! Lol. I didn't see yours. I know Jason and Karla both lost theirs at one point.

 

[Robert Pickard]

District3 you have to carry a extra wing with you

 

[Gale54]

Its the Ryan Hobby rule. Don McKays boat lost the wings in Hobart and it cost me over a hundred bucks to replace my shaft rudder and prop. Keep those parts on the boats or the penalty is stiff.

I still say all that water out there in Hobart Mikey and you found my wing. Sorry about the costs on your boat I do not intend for any of my parts to fall off.

 

[Ray Sametz]

Its the Ryan Hobby rule. Don McKays boat lost the wings in Hobart and it cost me over a hundred bucks to replace my shaft rudder and prop. Keep those parts on the boats or the penalty is stiff.

I still say all that water out there in Hobart Mikey and you found my wing. Sorry about the costs on your boat I do not intend for any of my parts to fall off.

Tell um Don, Baldie you no driving SOB.

:lol:

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

i only had a wing fall off once during practice (but i did it right), boat went straight up sideways, vertical touched the water, one vertical fell off exiting turn 1

I came down the front straight, lost the other vert and horizontal exiting turn 2....

so kept running a few more laps trying to not run over my own boat....

by the time I came back, we couldnt find all the wings cuz they were spread out all over the course....shut down the pond for 20 minutes searching for boat parts...

I ended up only losing the wing struts....GOOD DEAL!

 

[El Zorro]

What I want to know is...........is "understandment" a word???

Dick Tyndall

 

[Tim Strange]

umm...no

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Does it matter?

 

[SayMikey]

Sam lives in Kentucky,its a word. Dick wants wings to fall off to sell more fins

Ray more popcorn please

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Lmao. Yeah Mikey your right. Just more promotion for Dick.

 

[P THOMAS]

Lmao. Yeah Mikey your right. Just more promotion for Dick.

I sell rear wings too. HA

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

I have a couple more questions.

In Scale if I finish in 2nd and my boat dies coming back to the pits, do I still get 2nd or a DNF.

 

[Grimracer]

yes.. that is as long as you did not cut the course, strike a buoy or hit another boat in the time "after" the race.

I think I understood your question right.

Grim

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Yes.

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Here you go. More stronger then the plastic ones I was using.