Originally Posted by
Tekin Prez
This really shows why having multiple manufacturers is a good thing. Innovation and competition benefits everyone by providing choices, better products and lower costs.
However, it also fuels the "gotta have the hot product of the week" syndrome associated with classes with very close fields. When the RS was introduced a couple of years ago, it was
noticeably faster on track than other ESCs in a VTA car. This was before turbo or cheat mode timing adjustments made their way into the programs.
Understand, that faster is not better in these types of classes. We don't want more, we want balanced and even from all of the manufacturers. No one-ups, no hot ticket, no buying new electronics every 6 months to keep up. In a perfect situation, a "spec" class car should not need to be replaced or upgraded regularly to keep up, and should be able to be brought to ANY track in the country and be raced knowing full well that the guy next to you on the driver's stand has the EXACT same power available to him.
Spec classes in the SCCA have done it very well of late. One manufacturer, one source for the cars and parts, and bulletproof powerplants that are identical across the board. They are the biggest and most competitive classes everywhere, and for a really good reason.
Market competition is not
always the best thing for a spec class environment.