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+1 for keeping the rules open. IMO, the ROAR rules basically state, if you belong to the RC-Monster forum, your car is against the rules.

A big one will be lipos. people have to budget their hobbies, and so being able to race cheaper softcase lipos will mean more money for racing than with hardcase. I also have never ever seen a lipo go up in flames, and really, do you think a thin plastic case will stop a lithium fire? Sure hardcase lipos offer more puncture protection, but it is inside an enclosed chassis, and often a battery box too. The only hazard would be a battery being eaten by the spur gear, which again, in a brushless car, a hardcase lipo won't offer any protection. As for charging, I wouldn't mandate the use of a lipo sack, but the user must use common sense and safely charge their lipos(ie, not under a pile of leaves, on the ground, and any other highly flammable location). This would be one of those "safety is defined at the discretion of the race director" rules.

Also, let them do battery changes during races. So what? they lose about a lap if they can do so quickly. It certainly won't give them an advantage when compared to a racer with a single larger pack. Its no fun to have to sit and watch half a race because you cant change batteries.

Also, let people use whatever motors they want. Motors cost alot of money, and people wont be thrilled if they have to convert $400 of their equipment to a roar legal alternative.


Bottom line IMO: The track that governs the least guarantees the most fun.