Originally Posted by
kawasaki161
Nope, but that's not the point. If it was EFRA coming out and saying that all nitro classes would now run 16% that'd be fine, but looking at their statement that's clearly not what they want.
Just like basically everything in politics nowadays this is a boiling frog situation. First they stopped allowing private entities to buy pure nitro, then the limit went to 25% for our fuel, now it's going to less than 16%, next they'll restrict Methanol (not joking btw, it's more or less confirmed), after that they might outright ban nitro fuel. If we don't get louder each step it won't stop.
To re-iterate: I don't care about racing going to <16%, I do care about factual errors in the law and not being allowed to buy 25% because of some bs regulations and politicians being too lazy to come up with a good way to get a license for it before banning it.
That is a known problem with governments standing on a far distance of what is happening and we are too small to make a stand.
The 16% in the 1/8 onroad was an EFRA rule to lower the noise. Never have seen any noise level reports if it does make a difference but with people at the EFRA meeting who hardly understand English or are not known or even have no experience with the technology do say yes with easy because the EFRA knows so.... And yes, I have runned 16% before w/o any issues while many people w/o any experience dd whine about the los of power. Finally we all adapt the 16% w/o any problems.
Not sure about banning Methanol but maybe Ethanol can be the new fuel because it is also pushed as bio fuel (mixed with gasoline)
Originally Posted by
Sir 51D3WAYS
'kin 'ell that's quick.
Wonder why the plane/heli guys run 50% or even 60% then? And why can't cars run on 60% nitro?
Do they?
Over here these guys run just 20% oil and 80% methanol, NO NITRO!