When the Jammin CRT .5 was released, it obviously had no competiton as it was the first of its kind to be released, the CRT .5 usually had its own racing class or raced with the 1/10 scale stadium trucks. The CRT .5 is no longer the only 1/12 nitro truggy out there. Ofna will be releasing the new Hyper Mini ST.
The Hyper Mini ST looks like it will be some fair competition, its features include:
- Engine leaning inwards 20 degrees.
- .12 pullstart engine with dual neeedle slide carb included.
- Polished aluminum tuned pipe.
- Laid down steering servo for lower center of gravity.
- Front and rear chassis braces.
- Pivot ball front suspension.
- Aluminum body threaded shocks.
- Aluminum shock towers.
- Steel turnbuckles.
- 2.2 wheels that use rear buggy tires.
- Nylon wing and adjustable mount.
The features are definately comparable to that of the Jammin CRT .5, but who knows? Its all about performance.
Ofna has not released a date for the Hyper Mini ST to hit shelves, but expect it soon! We'll keep you posted.
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Jeff Hoy
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 12:09am
Why has there been a trend toward smaller scale vehicles in recent years? Is there something substantially wrong with 1/10? Yeah other scales have existed but 1/10 has been more or less the popular standard across the board almost since the beginning, especially in the off-road market.
I'm not complaining, I have many R/Cs of various scales and they all have their uses for my entertainment, but you just didn't hear of 1/12 off-road vehicles unless they were from Tyco (Turbo Hammer FTW!) or Nikko in the still somewhat recent past. And nitro at that scale or smaller like we're seeing a ton of now was completely unheard of.
Maybe it's the popularity of the hobby expanding. Are people demanding smaller vehicles to fit in their backyards and cul-de-sacs? Or are the companies downsizing the vehicles to cut costs and lower the bar for entry? Just like they're doing with making everything RTR or ARR? I wish I knew. This industry drives in some strange directions sometimes.
Travis Sewilo
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 12:45am
It sure does Jeff. As far as why the hobby has been going mini lately is probably both the demand for smaller vehicles and demands for vehicles that can run in tight spaces. Personally I think companies came out with mini nitros just to be different and attract customers.
Travis Sewilo, Zero RC Staff
Jeff Hoy
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 4:25pm
Overall I could see this trend being a net positive for track owners and builders. Smaller vehicles means smaller tracks, which means less land to buy and pay taxes on or more and different tracks in the space they already occupy.
If people were to embrace the micro scale (1/36, 1/24) further a lot of hobby shops could (and some already do) build small tracks in their current building space or parking lots, another service to offer. I doubt this would be the case but you could even see micro rc replace slot car tracks. That'd be a sad day if that did happen, but you never know.
I know when I get back home from my current duty I'll be building a garden micro track in my backyard.
Buck walls
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 1:50pm
I have run 1/10 for a long time and price wise they are a lot cheaper you may have to change some things , but in the long run its cheaper and more kids can get in this
ps I have grand kids.
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