Originally Posted by
DARKSIDE
can anybody tell me the benefit to the USVTA going with any 25.5 motor?
Coming from what was VTA before and USVTA now other than the inner body requirement, some things I thought were a benefit the open motor were:
- Cost.
Had competitive 25.5 motors that with an ESC each were less than the cost of just the novak motor, like $75 total, making the class more accessible pricewise. Also, the novak motors effectively went up in price with only being able to now find boss editions. Operation $10 it seems in RC world.
- Stagnation in quality due to exclusiveness.
From what I can see in other areas and this could creep up here, which if my take on what people are reporting with the whole timing label issue seems to be occurring, if you are the only game in town, you really don't have to try hard especially if no one is forcing you to. Reminds me of EA's monopoly on the NFL license. Being the "official" USVTA motor should mean something other than I was first to the game so I get the exclusive.
Please excuse the follow up post, I have been trying to edit the post to add the info and keep getting a connection time out.