Well, if nothing else, at least we all seem to have come to a general concensus that there are basically 3 weight divisions, 3.2/3.3, 4.0 and unlimited. That is a major accomplishment by itself.
Dimitri, you keep bringing up slot car racing. I don't know how many guys are involved in that hobby, but I would wonder if maybe it would be bigger if a novice knew which size car to start with. I like the HO scale, because I had an Aurora set when I was a kid. Of course, that was before they had race cars and the sets were basically street tracks with stop signs, 4 way intersections and RR crossings. I had a blast with it until my friend got a slot car that was about 3 times it's size. I don't remember what scale it was, but it was a Chapparel race car that had it's rear wing tilt up and down as it went around corners. I thought it was so cool. We had fun with it until another friend got one that was even bigger. We went with him to a hobby store that had a track in the back room and played for a few hours. When I got home, my HO track seemed pretty tame compared to those 2 cars, like I was playing with little toys instead of
real cars. Of course, the main drawback to the larger cars is that you couldn't set up a decent track in your house because they took up so much room. So, even at that young age, I could see the angst of trying to decide which class to procede with. Pros and cons for each size, but no guidance from anyone either.
