andyh

RE: RCGT Weight rule

Basically we're eliminating the weight penalty in the RCGT class. After seeing the mad dash for lead weights at every RCGT event, we're eliminating it and the 1400g weight minimum is there so people won't show up with "1/2 cars" or "swiss cheese" cars. Sticking with the "easy to get into" rule of the fun class this also reflects the current trend of entry level racers going straight into LiPo packs on they're first car. Everyone is of course free to balance they're cars accordingly and ultimately a well setup car with a good driver will win out every time over and underweight car. I/we have personal experience on this matter as we been in both situations (ie. underweight cars beaten by legal weight cars and vice versa). At the end of the day it doesn't make sense to have to counterbalance the advances in chassis/RC car technology by servo taping tons of lead weights on to the chassis at each event.

Thanks,

AH