Does racing a FE boat take less driving skill than racing a nitro/gas boat?
The topic was presented to me by a nitro club member who is well known, and an accomplished racer (Multiple US-1 wins) He told me that he wasn’t interested in running a FE boat because it doesn’t take the same skill level as the nitro classes. When I asked him why, he said… “In a nitro or gas heat race, a large part of a racer’s success depends on their ability to jockey for position in the mill and get on the clock. The FE heats start their mill at 30 seconds, everyone starts at the same time and makes one lap then goes. This type of milling removes the skill requirement that many of the long time nitro/gas racers have worked on perfecting over the years.”
I gave him some reasons why we do it this way, but his point was valid. He told me that if we required a longer mill time (like a two lap minimum mill) before the start, more IC guys might take an interest in FE because it would then require the same skill level as the nitro/gas classes.
Anyone have thoughts on this?
The topic was presented to me by a nitro club member who is well known, and an accomplished racer (Multiple US-1 wins) He told me that he wasn’t interested in running a FE boat because it doesn’t take the same skill level as the nitro classes. When I asked him why, he said… “In a nitro or gas heat race, a large part of a racer’s success depends on their ability to jockey for position in the mill and get on the clock. The FE heats start their mill at 30 seconds, everyone starts at the same time and makes one lap then goes. This type of milling removes the skill requirement that many of the long time nitro/gas racers have worked on perfecting over the years.”
I gave him some reasons why we do it this way, but his point was valid. He told me that if we required a longer mill time (like a two lap minimum mill) before the start, more IC guys might take an interest in FE because it would then require the same skill level as the nitro/gas classes.
Anyone have thoughts on this?
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