Originally posted by dasupacat
I read on another site that in Japan, they have 8 min. heats & mains. WOW!
With the current state of 3300 & 3600 nimh batts. The extra runtime left over from 5 min. heats/mains would make it possible to at least add 1 extra min. to the end of races. What do you think are the possibilities that the sanctioning bodies here in the states will follow suit and let this happen in the near future? 
When I lived in Japan last year it was mostly 23T 8 min mains. Qualifying was only 3 mins, IFMAR start, and your fastest lap determined your qual position. 8 minutes is great....that's why I love 12th scale
