Pitty pan cars are not popular down here in Australia .
I have a nice on road outdoor track near home which has plenty of grip and this would fly around there .
Hopefully once this class takes off it will do the same world wide .
Cheap cars , easy to maintain and set up compared to touring cars.
Here is the BMi car , saddle pack lipos fit no prob ( Maxxamps and SMC ) but the Trackpowers you just have to shim the battery stand offs to make them fit .

The car is designed for saddle pack lipos 7.4v as the handling is improved ,but stick packs fit as well down the centre .
The designer uses lipos so he has made a weighted tray for the saddle packs to bring the car up to the same weight as with NIMH.
Unlike other cars Pan Cars lose handling when they are too light .

He also designed the weight distribution so you put your esc and receiver behind the battery near the motor , short leads and very tidy set up .
Even though there is no class down here i am still buying one of the BMIs .

Only $265 at Stormer .

http://www.redrc.net/2008/02/bmi-racing-db10r-pro-10/