Originally Posted by fyrstormer

I forgot that Centax clutches require constant maintenance anyway. That does decrease the additional work of replacing the bearings after each race.

I suppose if the clutch really does engage at such a high RPM, then yes it would disengage in most corners. Is your clutch at least tuned to only disengage partially in that situation, so the engine doesn't drop all the way to idle when coasting through a corner?

There are bearings available with ceramic balls and chrome steel races, rather than stainless steel races. I haven't seen them packaged specifically for RC, but that obviously doesn't matter. Something to consider if you ever decide to try ceramic clutch bearings again. But if the thrust bushing solution continues to work for you, I can't think of any reason to change it as long as the bushing isn't overheating.