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Old 07-03-2013
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I am easy either way on the truck style. Short Course will allow for a bit more 'contact' but the stadiums are what we are used to. Looks like the majority have SC trucks though.
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Most are running sc, but stadiums are cooler so you can join me and maybe some others and destroy the sc's on track
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Old 17-03-2013
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Hi gents and gentettes, just a quick question for a newbie to this sport, whats the difference from a short course truck like the 1/10 traxxas slash or hpi blitz, and a stadium truck? Also is there a commonly used favorite when it comes to 2wd sct in UK? Im really looking forqard to making to jump from scale 4x4 to truck racing!
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Old 17-03-2013
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The difference between a short course (sct) and stadium truck is the scale look of the short course truck with the sct wheels covered by the shell.

I used a AE SC10 2wd truck last year, I have now got myself a Durango 4wd truck to run this year at Southport.
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Thanks for the help! Do most people here use team asso 2wd or is it literally a total mix of all manufactures?
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Check silverstoneRCMCCC a stadium truck revival is planned
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I don't think any team dominates 2wd sct but most of the stadiums were either AE or X60's.

Not an expert here, I can only say what happens at Southport other tracks may be different.

Southport will be running an open truck class so a heady mix of stadiums and SCT should deffo make it fun.
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Team C and Durango 2wd SCT seem quite popular. But, for me it has to be the DESC410 4wd for ultimate fun.

I ran a Stadium truck, but found it was so similar to racing a buggy that I didn't use it much. Since moving from Stadium to Short Course I find they are quite different to buggy racing and require different handling techniques, especially on the corners. So well worth racing the class just for variety.
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Three counties are running a stadium truck class at their grass track in towcester if they can get enough interest.
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Old 17-03-2013
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Team C and Durango 2wd SCT seem quite popular. But, for me it has to be the DESC410 4wd for ultimate fun.

I ran a Stadium truck, but found it was so similar to racing a buggy that I didn't use it much. Since moving from Stadium to Short Course I find they are quite different to buggy racing and require different handling techniques, especially on the corners. So well worth racing the class just for variety.
Thanks Tony, is there a reason people dont run traxxas much? They seem to be the easiest rigs to find for sale?
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Old 18-03-2013
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The traxxas slash is easily the worst car to race with, the cg is that of a monster truck. Many people race them successfully with the Pro-Line lcg conversion or the traxxas rally chassis for the 4wd.
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If you look at the design of the slash the diffs are below the chassis and the lipo and electrics are about 2" off the ground so have a horrific CG
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Old 21-03-2013
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We have been trying to encourage the trucks for the last 2years at the Short Course Nationals , I think we had 1 book in last year.
There is an open wheel class this year for both truck and sc buggy,s , I've converted my old SC10 into a T4 with hopes of the class growing.
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