Smjoe and OD, yes I plan on running LiPo this winter. I've been talking to Josh as well and he gave me info on someone running 1S-2P(????) two packs in parallel for increased capacty running 3.7v and a receiver pack with a GTB & 3.5. Josh says speeds are the same as the 19/4-cell cars. LiPo/BL had a bit of an advantage thru the infield with the 19t/4-cell cars having the advantage on the straight. Sounds like a good starting point to me. Yet on the other hand the oval guys are going in the opposite direction running the Orion 3200 with the Novak 17.5 with the 10.5(4300)/4-cell cars with very good results. So the thought of a 2s-2p 7.4v saddle pack with the Novak 17.5 or even the 21.5 when comes available may be worth testing as well. As far as not talking about LiPo this is a free country and there are many people feed up with junk a$$ cells we've had to endure the last couple of years and LiPo may be a good alternative IMO. Yes the EP cells are better than the IB (IMO) but you still can only run them once a day, you still have to do discharge maintainance. The lure of LiPo is less work and as a race director/track owner who would like to be able to race more I welcome any idea that would make RC Racing less work. IMO the junk cells we've had to use the last few seasons are part of the reason for the decline in electric on-road racing. TC's have gotten wa comlicated in comparison to what we had 5-7 years ago. Some of the reason for the increase in 1/12 IMO.

Stephen ..... if you want to talk call me 209-481-2879.