Originally Posted by
pickle311
This is exactly the problem. If they would develope a class specifially for this, we would a lot of new technology in our cars. Just like the old Works MX bikes before the AMA banned them. If they would run a works class at all mojor events, you would see all sorts of crazy contraptions out there and it would be a blast. Think of it loke MotoGP where they will not allow them to run a factory production chassis, they have a CC limit on the engine, and they run spec tires. A lot of the racing technology developed in MotoGP is then rolled down to the production models. Heck, the Yamaha R1 has actively controlled velocity stacks that change as needed. That was unheard of just 5 years ago.
Personally, I'd like to see more efficient engines with better run times and there's a lot of improvments that can be made in suspension. I would like to see something similar to MX suspension with independantly adjustable compression and rebound. Of course that will help some people and hurt others because it will be more difficult to tune the suspension.
There is nothing illegal about the suspension improvements you have mentioned. Go out and build them.
The problem is that the average racer needs to be able to build the things. In the world of real race cars, most average racers have to buy super expensive shocks and if they don't work right or need servicing, they have to send them off for repair and retuning. Do we really want that for RC? Do you want to have to buy a several thousand dollar custom shock dyno just to be competitive?
Anything any manufacturer comes up with needs to be kept simple enough that a 12 year old with no experience can follow the directions and assemble it in a manner that will work more or less properly. This is really the biggest speed bump for technology after rules.