Originally Posted by
InspGadgt
Joost...your earlier argument was that LiPo would not fit...I was just pointing out that it will. With just about every other class going to LiPo now, sooner or later 1/12th is going to be forced to find an alternative to NiXX based sub C cells. It's much better to be doing experimentation now to be ready in the future. Think of what a LiPo and 380 sized spec for 1/12th could do to for a future 1/12th class...lighter cars, less broken parts, smaller rear pod, more chassis space, lower rear pod, easier to fit bodies, and the list goes on. A lot of changes will have to be made to eventualy get there but it is a possibility. I think with the lighter car weight softer tire compounds will have to be used all around they what we use today.
Well, you have got a point there off coarse. Sure it will fit but you would have to modify the chassis because almost all current 12th scale chassis are made for 4 cells. But then again, this is a modelling hobby so if you want it to fit it will. You are right about that.
Out here in Europe we race with EFRA rules and they still say we have to use 4 cells which is great as it is in my opinion. So call me a simple sheep but if EFRA says that I have to use 4 cells, then I will. If there are changes being made in the rules we will hear about it and then we will adapt to that. I like to race with 12th scale cars and I also see this class as my major class to race. In the summer I keep my skillz up with my custom made Pro10 and in the winter season I really go at it with the 12th scale.
I hear a lot of guys here saying that LiPO is the way to go but out here we also hear a lot of problems with LiPO cells so I think that every kind of power supply has its own failures...
For 12th scale racing I will stick to the rules that EFRA give me...
Joost.