Originally Posted by
The Big Wig
Most of the rules prohibit battery warming but allow for very high charge/discharge cycles to achive the same results which are very bad for battery life. In real 1/1 auto racing & industry there is an ideal battery operating temperature that is achieved by warming or cooling the batteries. So basically we are forced to destroy our batteries to achieve maximum performance?!
Since you're trying to compare our toy cars with 1/1 racing, I would encourage you to attend a drag race and get a "pit pass"... you'll see the most competitive cars are the ones who completely rebuild their engine after every race.... that's the equivalent of 45 min of build time to less than 3 seconds of race time... so YES if you want o achieve maximum performance, then you will degrade the life of the product.
Back to toy cars... same goes with tires... if you want a longer lasting tire, then go with a harder compound, but you will lose performance if you select a compound that is too hard... the better the performance, the higher the expense... welcome to racing!