Originally Posted by
SlowerOne
No, there's two of us! Can I just remind people...
Get racing back to what it was - what, when there was a new motor every few months that was better than the last one and we had to go out and buy it? When there were all sorts of tuning tweaks that most people couldn't make work, and so they all clamoured for us to go BL because that would stop that problem? When we were buying cell of the month, and kept refreshing them to keep the voltages up? Is that what you want it to go back to?
So, here's what you're in for...
Cells - fresh sets on a regular basis to prevent the drop-off so you get good laps at the end of the run. Always having to get the latest, highest capacity so you can keep the volts up over the run.
Rotors - buying fresh ones because even they will drop off faster as the temps go up as we gear them higher and higher.
Motors - getting the new, latest locked one so you cna keep up with everyone else.
Boosted timing increases motor efficiency right across the rev range, and across the range of motors. People think that all BL motors are equal, but they aren't. During the time we have had boosted timing, it has equalised the motors because you can make them run more efficiently right across the rev range. The motors are not equal when you remove the method of making them efficient - timing. Whether on the motor or on the speedo, timing is what we use to equal out the motors.
For all those that want to walk back to the BR days of five years ago, go ahead. But as these issues unfold, there will be a movement back to boosted to equal these things out.
If you really want to get back to Stock racing, and really want to slow things down, find a slower motor and boost it. That way almost any motor and almost any cell will work as well as any other.
Still, Larry and I can always take a short rest from racing, sit back and watch the fun, and come back when you're all busting to have the adjustable and boosted motors back!! Enjoy yourselves repeating history...
X1000
This has happened in RC now numerous times now, and the motor of the week and battery of the week gets old very quickly and car counts drop. Boosted timing is the great equalizer and tuning tool. Been around long enough to have see this type of push back on technology happen a number of times, and its starting again in numerous circles..
What should be promoted isn't where everyone has to buy the latest stuff to be allowed in, like spending more money on the latest motor or battery, but just learning to tune what you already have and having the rules allow what people generally already have for that type of racing. The software makes these motors fly, and is a great tuning tool at any track. If you think your going to stop the changes to the advances by ruling them out of the playing field, your not looking at what's to come next. Make the rules simple, and as open as possible and let the changes come. Promote flexibility, and you will get better turn outs. We find it easier to allow two classes with the same rules and equipment allowed, and base it more on driver ability. Both are open to any 17.5 motor and open to any esc as well as any 2s Lipo battery. One class is way faster, and the other is not. All of us run the same equipment basically, but yet some are much faster. If you don't want to learn, then you can stay in the slow class....If you have figured out how to go fast, your bumped up, and all your equipment stays the same, very simple.
As far as I am concerned, if you run a 13.5 and I run a 13.5, that's even enough for me. If you want to be fast, learn what it takes to be fast.....stop whinning about it. Because in the end, its the drivers ability to fine tune the set-up and make it fast. Just bolting in a motor and esc and battery, or copying another racers set-up, will not get you the win....We have seen time and time again, where they change the rules to limit speeds, or percieved advantages, and the fast guys are still fast, it doesn't matter what you hand one of those guys to race with, they are just fast.