Originally Posted by Scottrik

Agreed...my thought is the "transitional period", at least at the national level, will pretty much be over Dec. 31. I'm pretty sure 2009 will see the last National-level races with brushed motors and I'll not be surprised at all if the last round cells are seen this year as well. ROAR have made provisions for both classes (round cell and LiPo, and as separate classes) in the rules for next year, but I think most can see the writing on the wall.