I've seen it working well in an RC12L4. Battery up one side, electronics and a little weight (not much) on the other side to balance the car.

I'm not sure what the ROAR rules say, but this wouldn't be legal for a sanctioned event in Australia. I'm actually thinking about writing a proposal to change that, as there are a lot of really cheap T-bar cars around, but the only legal 1S saddle isn't sold in Australia, and is about 20% more expensive from overseas. If people could use half of the saddles they might already have, then we would be able to get a few more 12ths out there.

When 12th was 4 cell, people could disassemble their old 6 cell packs to try it. Now needing specialised packs means that it is more effort to go from other classes to 12th. Combine that with needing a special ESC, Voltage booster or receiver pack, and it's too much effort for some people. Australia has never had a 1/12th feeder class either, it's just open Mod. So, no one ever starts in 12th, they have to come from other classes. We need a feeder class, but can't get one without more numbers, it's a catch-22.

I had been trying to drum up interest for Stock 12th, but I'm not having much success. A timed ESC doesn't make the best "real" entry level class maybe? Maybe I should be looking at 13.5 and aiming more for the Stock TC racers? How big is 13.5 in the US? Any suggestions? Keep in mind that most of our tracks are tarmac, and vary in size from tiny to massive.