Originally Posted by
PROMODVETTE
Or people need to learn to set up cars and drive.
Bad mentality.
Making entry into RC racing as easy as possible is what we need to keep the hobby alive(in some places more than others). People that walk around with this mentality are exactly the people that cause folks to sell all their stuff and never come back to the track. RC, and especially when it comes to 1/12 scale, is a
really hard thing to understand and master. Especially for those who are not naturally mechanically adept. A better way to think about this would be:
"Or people need to start helping others learn how to set up their cars and drive"
This would likely make it better for literally everyone, and contribute to a welcoming atmosphere that would encourage more folks to join.
Back on topic/related:
I'm not sure we need to revisit motors themselves but more so the education around them. I have explained to way too many people the effects of timing, rotor changes, and how a higher C rated battery can definitely make your motor hotter at the end of a run once you tune for it. Some of them pretty successful local racers(much better than I). I think if more people knew that understanding motor tuning was such a valuable skill there would be less mystery around it and more collective knowledge. I know motors have gotten pretty fast in the last decade too, but it definitely seems like we're approaching the other side of that development bell curve. Especially with ROAR cracking down on things like thermal conductive stator potting, etc.
I would absolutely hate a nuclear hot 35.5 geared to the moon though
