TFL Pursuit II

[Monica Smith]

Monica,

I have enjoyed my Pursuit, very fast and stable and I plan to upgrade soon with a CF Ariane. I have not seen many boats in Australia with flood chambers, but I understand they are popular in EU.

I suggest you post a similar message on the RC Groups.com Forum - racing boats electric. Many Europeans post there, including one very experienced boater from the Netherlands whose boats feature flood chambers. He may be willing to assist in your future designs?

Thank you, Kenrid. I remember you.
Will try.

[bandanabob]

I think there is a need for both. One that self rights for sport boaters or new to this small part of the rc world. And the original version in carbon fiber for the racers. I don"t like flood chamber cause I like to run two 2s one on each side.
As far as a cat I would like to see something like a areomarine mean machine or avenger. The genesis wider version would be nice also.

[ray schrauwen]

I know there are enough classes already but a class like this would be nice. Its just fun to keep going for laps in a timed race. Add one class like this and possibly get European attendance at a Nats race.? It wouldn't hurt replacing one offshore course.

[785boats]

Paul.

Or if they were to rule it out you could always self-right and not continue, sitting there drifting with the wind the right way up instead of upside down, and driving in at the end of the heat to save rescue a job.

That's what the rule is at our club if anyone wants to run a boat with a flood chamber and it's called dead after a flip.

[electric]

Let me add one more, a standard 3/16" single shaft rather than a two piece square drive in the RTR.

[Monica Smith]

Thanks for all who involved in this topic.
Sorry for can't answer every questions, but I will try to mark down all of comments for the owner!

[Doby]

Or if they were to rule it out you could always self-right and not continue, sitting there drifting with the wind the right way up instead of upside down, and driving in at the end of the heat to save rescue a job.

U

Good point.

[NativePaul]

You could always just tape up the flood chamber for a race and have no issues at all. When not racing, take off the tape.

Or if they were to rule it out you could always self-right and not continue, sitting there drifting with the wind the right way up instead of upside down, and driving in at the end of the heat to save rescue a job.

pursuit II with no flood chamber to most American racers
or pursuit II with flood chamber to some european racers plus about every sport-boat fan around the world that likes the comfort of not goinig to get the retrievel boat out everytime the boat flips

Unless they add a step or two they wont sell any to Naviga racers in Europe or Asia, and adding the steps would stop them selling these to those American racers that want to race Mono classes not Offshore.

[T.S.Davis]

he is mindful of the other racers. Sometimes he gets called "dead" when he flips and doesn't right itself immediately...he respects the CD's calls when made so its never really been an issue.

Yes he is. Very much so. It's never been an issue on the course because he is respectful. I have to remember to thank him for that.

Another problem with a self righter in a sea of non self righters is that it continues to garner points where as a non self righter is simply a DNF. I suppose either require them all to have it or prohibit it. You can't have them both together IMO. The Euro boats have no choice now. That cat has left the bag.

What if the self righters were built so that you had a simple plug you could put in if you wanted to race? It would be super convenient when your just out screwing around or practicing.

[iop65]

a suggestion :don't use wood to reinforce the transom anymore , use some 3mm epoxyplate for pursuit II please

[Doby]

You could always just tape up the flood chamber for a race and have no issues at all.

When not racing, take off the tape.

[iop65]

in the end it's all about how many boats they want to sell i guess:

pursuit II with no flood chamber to most American racers
or pursuit II with flood chamber to some european racers plus about every sport-boat fan around the world that likes the comfort of not goinig to get the retrievel boat out everytime the boat flips

a pretty easy choise for any ceo i think

[Doby]

So, I think everyone pretty much agrees that its great for sport running but not so much for racing.

Terry, I know who you are talking about with his self righting hulls (no flood chambers but cool engineering done with hatch shapes and weight placement)...and agree, he is mindful of the other racers. Sometimes he gets called "dead" when he flips and doesn't right itself immediately...he respects the CD's calls when made so its never really been an issue.

I think we have all beat and been beaten by his self righting hulls over the years :)

Luck, if you ever come to a race and want to volunteer to flip over boats that are upside down during a race, you are welcome to do so! As you may have gathered, boat races and car races have "slightly" different rules.

Perhaps the car /truck racers have been doing it wrong all these years and need to learn the correct way from the boaters.

[Luck as a Constant]

you guys are comparing full scale to rc boats?

in rc car or truck racing when you flip off course or crash, someone flips you back over and you're allowed to continue. How does that compare to full scale car or truck racing? i don't see nascars flipping over 10 times then continue racing....

[TheShaughnessy]

Here's a plan. When we see the full scale Miss Geico and Motley blow off the water and then flip over to finish a race I'll start doing it too.

Traditional flex cable. Yes please. The square drive works but is a pain to maintain. Especially between heats at a race.

you beat me to it. I agree 100% When full size had turn marshals I think we could get some.