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The Large Scale EFRA GP's is where you will find the highest competition of racing in Large Scale. In the year there are 6 EFRA GP's with the best 3 results that count. At the end of the year in the EFRA Ranking (taken from the GP results), the Top 20 drivers automatically qualify for the next years EFRA European Championships. The EFRA GP's are a Friday, Saturday & Sunday event. - The EFRA European Championship takes place once a year and goes on for week. Generally over 100, of the best, European Drivers attend and battle it out for the European Champion crown! The 2011 European Championship is in Leipzig, Germany. |
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1/5th Large Scale on Road As it says, these cars are Large. About 1M long they weigh 10 Kilos and are powered by a 23cc Two Stroke engine. The engine in standard form has about 3 HP but when tuned can give up to 6 HP. The cars race on rubber tyres, have a single speed, rear wheel drive only, and have 4 wheel ventilated disc brakes either cable or hydraulically operated. They are controlled by 3 or 4 servos, 1 or 2 for the steering, 1 for the throttle and rear brakes, and one for the front brakes. The radio is a 3 channel type and allows for adjustment of front and rear brakes. The races consist of 7-10 min qualifying rounds and the finals are 30 mins. Long. There are about 8 different manufacturers, and are either Alloy based, or a Carbon Fibre and alloy mix. They are relatively expensive to buy ( about 2000 Euro + ) but inexpensive to run, as they use pump fuel with 2 stroke oil. There are a selection of bodies available, Touring cars or GT cars and being so large, the paint work can be different.
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