"Lipos are a superior technology that sanctioning bodies are just dragging their feet, and they re legal."
They are far from superior technology and they certainly can be dangerous, and at the moment, they are illegal for racing - steroids in sports is a more than comparable analogy...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...60570423705609
Even the slightest possibility of this happening at a ROAR national race is a major concern for ROAR, and a host track.
Don't get me wrong here, if the batteries are legal in the rules, then let them race. But their not. So, don't go buy a lithium battery and then complain because your not allowed to race them.
Has any Lithium battery manufacturer even sent ROAR (only one of many sanctioning bodies) batteries to create a set of rules for? Are you sure its the sanctioning bodies dragging their feet?