Originally Posted by
snoopyrc
... I think the switch to 25.5 came with the phasing out of the other power options. That was in 2010 and Robk had not had the reigns from Doug for very long. He alerted us to the rule change almost a year in advance. It was a brave bold move for him and I still commend him for the guts it took and the grief that he got for it. Everything you have stated did happen. Its just the why and when that I am not absolute about.
Thanks for writing this detailed description. I was just too lazy to go that far into detail.
By the time I started racing VTA (May 2011) the 25.5 motor and non-timing ESC's were already in effect. I can't explain why, but the way the USVTA rules are written right now (with no ambiguity on motors, ESC's, tires, bodies, or battery mAh) is working tremendously well and VTA classes are growing like weeds all around the world! Thank you RobK for making it work so well.