the team are hard at work on throttle response due to the fact that ethanol is twice the size of methanol, therefore providing a slower ignition as a result of the current design of carburettor, thus a sense of ‘turbo lag’ is felt if nitro isn’t used to bridge the gap – however in the end there will be more power and runtime, just a slower response, unless the carb is redesigned…
Hrmmm ... so an evolution in fuel and carb design = more power and longer runtimes out of slightly higher fuel costs?
Kinda sounds like a win/win?
Guess it depends exactly what kind of radical redesign of the carb/engine that needs to be done.
Gallon of fuel - stores better - ships easier - has high availability - more power - longer run times per tank[s] - last longer et al ... seems like that "prolongs" the life of the fuel based classes?
Kinda thinking - Flashlight power is a few good lipo fires in the pit area away from a crack down like we're seeing with nitro fuels and noise abatement issues.