ROAR approval of non novak ESC's and Motors

[NovakTwo]

Hi Happywing,

Good question. ROAR has been in the business of approving motors from its inception 30+ years ago, before Novak even started in business. It was then approving brush motors. It could be that many companies supporting ROAR were motor sellers, and needed to assure each other, and the membership. that all motors were built to certain specifications.

There had also always been a price cap on the approved brush motors, which served to limit the use of more expensive materials---such as rare earth magnets. Here is a list of some of the old approved brush motors, but it only goes back to '93:

Approved Brush Motors

Novak never sold brush motors, so we were never involved with the earlier approval requirements. When the brushless motors became available for approval, ROAR insisted on similar, strict requirements for the new technology.

Originally Posted by Happywing

I have a query. Why is there a ROAR approved list for modified? To me, modified means run whatever you have. Any and every BL motor should qualify and therefor there should be no modified approved list. This gives credence to the conspiracy theories.