From what I understand they weren’t even touching them. I just picked up a fixed timing USGT motor and I won’t be doing that. 160 is also my max that I’ll stick to for the sake of my wallet and the fact that I’m simply not fast enough for it to matter.

Of note here is that this is all really dependent on the material the stator and rotor are manufactured from. Some materials can handle quite a bit more heat than others and retain their electromagnetic properties. For example: some of the Exalt guys bake the absolute hell out of their 17.5 buggy motors. They’ll come off the track, no fan, damn near 220 and the rotor will supposedly handle it for a whole season. I’m also going to assume that, if they’re doing this, there’s not a excessive amount of fade either. You can’t do that with a Hobbywing G4R or you’ll roach the thing.

All of that being said… if you’re not in the A at big races you probably shouldn’t bother with those antics.