Originally Posted by
Trips
Actually, the factory sponsored guys have good enough trigger fingers to make their batteries last the whole 8 minutes.
The factory guys having the best batteries is one of the oldest myths in R/C racing. Drivers become factory guys by putting it in the show at major races. You have to be able to make time and finish strong to do that.
That is absolutely true except for back in the 1200-1700 mah days they also had much better batteries to go along with their superior trigger fingers.
These days things seem to be much more even. The top pros might still have a bit of a battery advantage at the big races but masterful driving can still win out.