Originally Posted by
Cpt.America
I raced brushed motors for YEARS, and never worried about temperature once. I geared for torque, top speed, and battery run times, and that was it.
You can't do that with brushless, you can burn them up if they run too hot. I too ran brushed for almost 20 years but temping a BL motor is the only way to make sure it is set-up correctly.