RC car racing - GT12 class is one of the best classes in the UK

We first race GT12 back in 2012 when the original supastox was released and the class grew fast and we upgraded to the Supastox GT, then came the Zen and everyone changed over to run the faster car. but shortly after came the Schumacher Atom which was faster still.
The speed at which the class evolved in the early days was incredible and financially we were not able to keep up.
Fortunately the class has settled now but the cars all perform at a much higher level, we dust off our Supastox GT and see how it compares.
we also chat with Schumacher drivers about all things GT12 and the possibility of seeing the Atom 3 very soon.

[@Im_Bloody_Close_to_Being_a_God]

That's the main things with the pan cars, tires. It's, I would say, the number 1 tuning point of them. So important. If you get a car set up with all the geometry right sure that might get you a tenth of a second faster best lap time, but tires can make massive changes. Running f1s on foams on asphalt I've gone through many different tire combinations. In fact I'm going to go and run some new ones tommorow!

[@PopalongRC]

Possibly even more than when running rubber tyre.

[@RCBirds]

Nice run and thanks for the tips and the following interview👍

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers buddy Thanks for watching

[@tunkstune9373]

As I said on fb, great video 😊 You touched on the class nicely, can’t wait to see the next instalment

[@PopalongRC]

Thanks Tunks, appreciate all the positive comments we received ..

[@alantaylor353]

It's crazy how nippy they are on only a 1S battery.!! Another great video.. As usual.! Stay safe out there mate & best wishes from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🙏 ❤️ 📻 🕹️ 🔋 🏎️ 🚓 🚔 🚖 🚗 🚙 🚚 🚛 🏍️ 🛫 🚤 ✈️.!

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers Alan thanks for watching

[@Im_Bloody_Close_to_Being_a_God]

Fast on 1s? In New Zealand we have pro 12, pan car with 13.5 and pro 10, a tenth scale version... with 2s!

[@alantaylor353]

@@Im_Bloody_Close_to_Being_a_God Yip, 1S..... 3.7 volts. Crazy, eh.? Btw.. Best YT name ever.! 👍 👍 👍 ❤️

[@PopalongRC]

Hahaha

[@Im_Bloody_Close_to_Being_a_God]

Thank you, it's I think maxed out amount of letters.or close yo it

[@milancheuk]

Good morning, thank you for this information

[@PopalongRC]

Thanks Milan Hope to see you track side soon

[@paulthompson579]

Great video about gt12 , the next round of the GT12 national series is racing on Sunday at Stafford. Why not book and try it out there. The series is open to all abilities so everyone is welcome and im sure you could even make some content from it

[@PopalongRC]

We are racing at the MTC clubman’s this week but will look at joining the Nation series in the future.

[@markbruton-young9228]

Still no tyres available for this in the U.K., hard to compete without wheels and tyres

[@MorecambeRC]

Great video! 👍

[@PopalongRC]

Thanks for watching and commenting… really appreciate it.

[@markbruton-young9228]

I think the Schumacher guy was about to say you don't need a tyre truing machine if you are a beginner but you cut him off. Also you didn't mention the different wheel fitments?

[@PopalongRC]

First of many vids hopefully He actually said there are people at track that can help you with tyre and can borrow theirs .. but due to background noise it was in usable ..

[@BeauFPV]

im looking at getting into racing but not sure what the best or most popular classes are? do you have any cars u have built up for sale or know anyone i could buy one from? im from tunbridge wells in kent.

[@BeauFPV]

or drop me an email n i can give you contact number

[@PopalongRC]

Best bet is check out your local clubs and see what they are running and go from there…

[@illic0]

Excellent 👌🏻

[@PopalongRC]

Thanks … glad you like it

[@StayFreshShoeRC]

Sick video! I may see you down at MK in future if you're a regular. Currently running Mardave Mini Assassins but the GT12s are catching my eye 👀

[@PopalongRC]

Sounds good see you there .. be sure to come and say hi

[@Luke-en2tk]

Main issues with GT12 class is it uses a 1s setup unlike most other race classes and foams just aren't very user friendly for a beginner. The M chassis class seems a lot more user/beginner friendly especially if they went to a control ESC and setup like FWD TC has class

[@markbruton-young9228]

No mention of the 1s batteries in the video though..lol

[@PopalongRC]

Hopefully we can get all this info in the next video

[@Luke-en2tk]

@@PopalongRC with the rev controlled ESC's starting to come in I would think a 2s shorty could be used in a GT12 which makes everything more standardised. I think all race classes will go this way in the end. There was also a company doing rubber tyres for them at one point

[@PopalongRC]

Rubber tyre would be interesting ..

[@Luke-en2tk]

@@PopalongRC a company called SJT did some last year not sure if they easy to get hold of or if anybody else does any though

[@barrycheesemore2928]

That does look like a shedload of fun ;)

[@Moggmodels23]

Hi hello Mark how it going your videos looking cool love ❤️ the tracks looks alsome mate 👍👌😉

[@PopalongRC]

Cheers Mogg