I'm starting a new thread because there are some efforts at entry level racing with electric power systems that people are working on.
Club 40 has been a success partially because of the ease of entry and the parity. That has been an issue for electrics.
I've been looking at the Wingman II from [link=http://www.thewingsmaker.com/index.php]The Wings Maker[/link] as it is a smaller, lighter version of the Sky Raider Mach II and they sell a electric power package for it. So just like we have the Sky Raider Mach II with (predominantly) the Thunder Tiger Pro 40, we could possibly use this combo and call it "Club Wingman". I intend to get a couple and try them out. If anyone has gotten one and tried it, or seen one, please let me know what you think.
I posted this in another thread ... [link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8522381[/link]
A local guy had ordered a 1/3 scale Super Cub from me. It came in today and he came to get it and see my shop. I took a couple of pictures of it. The box was 78" long. For reference. I laid a Sky Raider Mach II wing panel over the stab. The stab is even bigger than the wing panel.
Now get this!!! He is going to electrify the Cub. He is an electric fan. He thought the racing stuff was cool, but he wasn't interested because it is glow. As he was leaving we were talking about batteries and I mentioned that The Wings Maker has a slightly smaller version on the Sky Raider Mach II called the Wingman II that is made for electric power. His eyes lit up, and he said "Now if you do that, I would probably try racing." So I'm going to have to get a Wingman II with the electric power package and start testing for "Club Wingman".
There is a contingent of electric fans out there that we could bring into the racing fold with the right formula. Let's see what kinds of electric projects people are working on for racing.