i don't fully consider a jump in major attendance at a major carpet race a smashing success statement on the state of health on any class of RC. alot of people jump into various RC car classes for a major race, based on results...blow out equipment and do not race at local/club events. evident on jumps in stuff for sale on rctech, ebay, facebook, etc. alot with comments on how new, 1 race, 7 runs, etc
i have read alot of EFRA areas are going to the 6.5T and blinky ESC as mod....it does appear a success. it opens the door, because a while back IFMAR was looking at 2s 12th scale. 13.5T 2S blinky could be the set limit to run with 6.5T 1S blinky. nether car would have run time or lipo over discharge issues
2S esc's and 2S thin shorties make it easy for racers to at least try 1/12th scale rc racing.
while EU likes to slam US over 17.5 which btw they are getting more and more into, pretty much most US drivers when it comes to MOD.....MOD is MOD...no limits
when 2S proposal made news here, some pro's did a video...in their opinion, how stupid mod would be with 2S, imo proved nothing unless it made 8 minutes, but what the scare was, maybe someone could drive it and masses couldn't. but still was not a realistic test, in the NIMH days when 4 cell and 6 cell ran together, they did not run the same wind motors, gearing, etc, etc.