Originally Posted by
ritojr
17.5 seems to be dying at my local track also. basically coming down to them saying it is becoming too hard to monitor (we were 17.5 blinky by the way). if people are going to cheat, their philosophy is just to make it open class. its too bad people have to cheat in a blinky class. rules are pretty simple, put 17.5 in car, set esc to blinky, and run. much more fun in my opinion. now I have to learn how to play with esc setting and create profiles, etc. oh well, just my .02.
I know what you mean, if tracks don't know how, or aren't willing to strictly monitor and enforce rules, no sense in having them. Our track is a prime example, our stock class usually out qualifies our open mod class and its by at least the top 3 guys. Our track rarely checks the ESC and never cares to look at motors...If your so unwilling to want to tech yet still want the concept of a nice STOCK class, simply have a Hand-Out motor class. Track buys locked endbell motors in bulk for probably ~$40-50 a pop, and make them handouts each night for an extra $5 and at the end of your series you keep it, or just sale them and make them mandatory. Esc you will just have to be on top of them, but I believe its motors and excessive timing on the can that have gotten out of hand..