Wednesday Porsche Cup

In case you missed numerous emails, RC Tech, Utahrc.com, etc., Porsche Cup is resuming its rained out event Wed. Aug. 1st, 6pm at Fastkart.

Let the racing begin!

Nice quote from Gus on Utahrc.com

Ben, believe me I know how hard it is to put on an event like this only to have people bending the rules, or ignoring them. I think the Porsche cup racing and all the scale racing you have done over the years is pretty cool stuff and it's unfortunate that it is an event like this where racers may only do this sort of racing once a year that you will find it is difficult to get people to understand the importance of scale appearance and uniform rules. Hats off for your patience and leniency to those who supported the race even though they did not completely conform to the guidlines that have been established. Inked on spokes ? That's a classic Ed. Good job and good attitude Ben. I'm sure your next endurance will be popular and Ed will find some proper tires. Keep up the good work , the hobby needs people like you.

I appreciate Gus' kind words. It is hard to promote stuff by yourself but in truth the racers do a great job spreading the word. I always hear through another person how much they enjoyed the race or racing. It's getting the word out that makes a difference. Hobby shops help too but nothing like the racer getting others involved. Thanks Gus.

Rained Out

Professor, Troy, Fred, Mike, and I got to Fastkart to set up even with threatening skies. It looked as though the storm might skirt to the side of where we would set up. But as soon as the markers were unloaded with the hose the storm unleashed the rain. So as soon as it lightened up we packed it away and went to dinner.

The conversation was lively with many suggestions. Some highlights:

1. If we run on a prepped surface again such as Apex or IRCR stock motors will be allowed.

2. August 18th is the WVH race. If the use of the parking lot next to the hobby shop isn't confirmed tomorrow we will move the race. This is an ASERS event. So Porsche Cup will be run along with GT1, LMP1, and LMP2.

3. Several items for next year that need more planning and discussion.

The make-up race is next Wednesday, August 1st at 6 pm. Location TBA.

Porsche Cup resumes!

After a long spell of no racing for the Porsche Cup racers this next Wednesday night. The series resumes at Fastkart at 6 pm.

Mike Long races solo in the 4 Hours of Salt Lake

Mike Long raced as the solo GT2 entry. Reportedly he broke only once and easily repaired to return to the track. Mike collects maximum points all to himself in the overall point standings.

Mike collected 2x 3300 NiMH battery packs from West Valley Hobbies for his efforts. Great job Mike in representing the class at the endurance race.

Porsche Cup expands to the east coast.

Some very cool news...

Kevin in Shreveport, LA is starting a Porsche Cup Series. They sound a lot like our club when it started back in 1999. Couple of die hards in the parking lot starting a racing series to start having fun again. Kevin is also old school 1/12th scale which puts him shoulder to shoulder with our club. Kevin has our total support and we'll be very interested to hear how the series is going and growing. Please post your comments here so our members in SLC can help in anyway.

Frank in Coral Springs, FL is also starting a Porsche Cup Series. This is a very nice facility and club that will be racing several classes with PCS being one of them.They have a permanent driver's stand so they are looking at adding reverse to their Porsche's. They will also be on super sticky asphalt as the 10th scale gas cars like it best on molasses. So they will look at adding some horsepower to their rides as a fully prepped track can suck the life out of a silver can 540. Frank & Co. has out full support and please post comments here to let us know how your facility and cars are running under the Porsche Cup banner.

Now for some commentary...

It will be very interesting to see if this concept of one-make Porsche Cup can make it on a national level. It wasn't intended but the exposure on RC Tech helps to get new ideas out to the r/c racing public. RC Tech and other threads are full of on-road racers complaining about cost, time, and a general lack of fun. The secret is to simplify everything. But how does one break away from the masses are too attached to what the standing sanctioning bodies tell them is racing. And why not when the heroes of every magazine is full of national and world championship winners. Some used to be my favorite drivers too but then the closer you get to them you realize it is all a big game. The game is to win, make money, and see the product line explode with your name on it. Trinity played this game really well with Kinwald for example.

HPI is behind the idea of scale racing. With their help we could see ASERS and Porsche Cup explore new formats and chassis/motor/battery combinations that would keep racers racing at the club level for a long time. Tamiya Japan on my recent visit really embraces the idea of one-make racing but I think the trends in Japan is what concern them the most. The rest of the energy is put into winning in the uber-competitive TC championships. I wouldn't be surprised at all if HPI becomes the leader in scale racing events. Manufacturer support is what ASERS and Porsche Cup would need to grow on a national/world level. That would be fun to see but it's not the focus of our series here in SLC. Porsche Cup is for you the racer to start having fun again. That is its purpose. It is to challenge you to race well for two 30 minute races, to squeeze the most out of the car on a given day, and to provide a racing experience full of passing, running in traffic, and to keep that concentration level up for an extended period.

Thanks for supporting Porsche Cup. We will post a new weekday race soon. The date will fall sometime between the 4 hours and the WVH Cup.

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