Tamiya F1 - SPC-UK 2010 R3&4 Eastbourne - HPI F1 Open (A Final, Leg 2)

Fantastic Tamiya F1 racing on two of my new videos. Find them on the links below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNfb5yN_Hrg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSDuFRp9P9E

IMPORTANT: All my Eastbourne videos show the warm-up laps before the race. If you would like to just see the race skip to 1:43 in the video. All videos after Eastbourne begin just before the start so no need to skip ahead on these.

My second final of the day driving a Tamiya Tyrrell Yamaha 023 F103. I am 10th on the grid again.

The Super Production Cup is always looking for new drivers. If you are interested in taking part then why not check out the website at:

http://www.superproductioncup.co.uk/

Or if you would like information on the Eastbourne Electric Car Club then why not visit them at:

http://www.eecc.co.uk/

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[JonathanVickery]

@projectuno1: Hi, I'm sorry to say that the Tamiya Eurocup is long gone. The Super Production Cup is organised by two of the guys that used to run the Tamiya Eurocup but is now sponsored by HPI. Tamiya seem to have no interest in the UK market anymore which is very sad as I love their cars and I always enjoyed the Tamiya Eurocup when I raced in it from 1994-1998. The Super Production Cup is currently the closest thing you will get to the old Tamiya Eurocup - hope that helps, cheers.

[projectuno1]

@JonathanVickery

Do you know what has happend to the Tamiya Eurocup? I used to race in this series successfully about 15 years ago.

I am keen to know if it is going to be run next year. If you know where I can find out more info I would be most grateful.

[JonathanVickery]

@MegaNickT: Some of the early F103 rear wings were easy to damage because they were based upon the older F1 cars with the larger wings. Post-1995 cars had smaller wings which didn't break as easily as they sat lower on the car. I have never really had a problem with the bodies though, they have always seemed pretty strong to me. Maybe I am used to Tamiya ones and other makes are thinner and break more easily?

[MegaNickT]

@nickbloy The F1's are weak. chassis wise there ok but bodys are weak so be carefull

[JonathanVickery]

@nickbloy: I run a Tamiya F103. I think there was only one other person running an F103 this year as they are a car that is now out of production. The F103 was the car to have in the 1990's but the F104 is now the Tamiya car that is used because it is the current generation. If you want a car that is easy to get spares for and will be competitive then i would suggest the HPI Formula Ten. This is what some of the top guys will be running next year.

[nickbloy]

2:03 car nearly got crushed! lol

[nickbloy]

@JonathanVickery i am thinking about it, do they have the tendency to spin round out of a turn when you put the power down, also i love the look for the f104 pro, but the f10 seems to be more popular, i want something strong, and part are easy to get hold of, is the 3 racing f109 any good? what do you run?

[JonathanVickery]

@nickbloy: It's hard for me to say how they compare to 1/10th touring cars as i have never raced one. However, the series i race in called the Super Production Cup does run 1/10 touring cars and the feeling i have got is that 1/10th touring cars are a little easier to drive. The F1 cars are a fairly big challenge to drive, but very rewarding. Yes they are very strong indeed, no worries there for sure! Why not try an F1 in the Super Production Cup this year? We need drivers :)

[nickbloy]

How do these drive compare to 1/10th touring cars? are they harder to keep on the track? is there more skill involved and are the quite strong?

[JonathanVickery]

@djbadlt: I have never used a brushless system in one of these so not sure if you can or not. The 'pod' that houses the motor is quite a tight fit for the brushed motors so that may be an issue for the brushless. To be honest though there is no need to run a brushless motor in these. These cars you see here are running 20T brushed motors and that is more than enough.