One things for sure. If the rule changes make racing more expensive expect racers to stop racing.
I know thats a very strong point to make,but when you see the latest X,Y or Z cells being sold for almost £60 a pack you start to see why. Everyone races to win,sure- but not to end up with a dry pocket at the same time too!
Dont even begin to ask about li-po cells... £100 a pack?.... i'll take 10 please,lol.
At this point youve spent £180 on new nimh cells minimum for a days racing. Then you've got the charger,discharger yadda yadda yadda to go with it.
So maybe the problem isnt with the beginners with their budget tamiyas,2400 cells and so on,its when they realise what the difference in price is when they go for better equipment,almost have a heart attack,regain stability and stop racing
Maybe for some the leap in cost from going from the rookie/intermediate to full blown pro equipment is too much.
It might not explain everything but pushing prices up will only send some racers off to other interests.
Lets hope the price of racing doesnt get much more expensive for these people (or anyone) or the r/c car interest won't be so interesting for the people already in it,fewer drivers hanging on in and being the next David Spashett etc will be a bad thing.