Need help with 1/8 scale E rules

I would like to ask everyone to watch this post, and add input to outline the rules for 1/8 scale classes.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/canadian...ass-rules.html

Thanks

Does no one race?

They are setting rules for the 1/8 scales for the upcoming season...

I would sugest that we give as much input as we can... It's looking like there will be no electrics alowed to run with the nitro's any more,At least in the R/C pro series...I guess this does not effect most of you americans, ax you have a electric off road series already, but up here in the great north we don't.
I would apreceiate all your input the help us up here keep racing and having fun.

I'm thinking that who ever sets the rules first most will follow with the same rules.

[wallot]

you need to run it as electric. don't do it like nitro so no battery changes. 15min Mains should not be a problem with most people using ~5000mah lipos. and if you want to have more run time in a final then have 2 final runs with both counting and starting possitions in the 2nd run being finish positions from the first one.

With battery changes in the middle of the race you would force people to risk with some quick battery change holder that might not secure the battery as much and who know what could happen.

This is it, it would be nice to have a seperate class. the couple of us e guy's where able to run with the nitro's here in Alberta, but next year we will not, if there's not minimum of 8 e vehicles then we don't race.
There will be an open class buggies truggies and MT all together or nothing.
at least if there wasn't enough for an open class we would still get to race...with the nitro's.
This realy %$^& as I only run electric.

[jhautz]

ROAR is already setting their 1/8 electric class rules and already have them basically decided upon. Should be released soon from what I hear.

I havent had time to read that whole thread yet, but the first page seems to be going completely the wrong direction from what i needs to be. IMO. I'll try and get through the whole thing sometime this weekend and add some comments. But generally....

15 minute mains. Battery swaps are ridiculous. Ive tried to manage them when racing in 30 minute nirto mains and it just doesnt work well IMO. Just set the race length to a reasonable length than can be achieved on a reasonable size battery and be done. The 30 minute mains are silly IMO. It becomes a war of atrition, not driving skill. It means get out front and then try not to break. How many 30 minute mains actually are a race at the end. I'm used to seeing them with laps separateing the top few spots more often than seconds separating them.

Should be open voltage(at least up to 6s) and just set a battery weight limit. A 4s 5000 pack is equal in weight and energy to a 5s 4000mah and 6s 3333mah pack. They all have to same potental energy so there really isnt an advantage of one over the other, so why limit voltage. Hard case packs are more of a detriment to safety rather than a help. They hide the cells so you cant see any potential issues until its too late, they insulate the cells making them build damageing and potenetially dangerous heat more quickly and make it more difficult to detect any heat issues. If you measure the outside of the hard case and it checks hot, you can bet the inside temp is much hotter and potentaily in the danger zone before it can even be detected from the outside of the hard case.

I think they seem to be making sense on the motors so far.

I'll post these comments over there after reading the whole thread.

[E-Revonut]

I say set the limit to 6s since thats what the MMM is capable of and thats prolly what most will be running! If you want to limit the wattage of a pack thats fine but keep it no less than the equivalent of 5000mah 6s. That fits in an E-REVO battery box and who wants to buy smaller packs just to race? I want to go have fun with my truck and when I get the chance to race I will, I don't want to have to buy new batteries just to race, thats just ridiculous!

[rcoverboard]

I am actually going to have the first E buggy at our local track. So I guess I have to run with the nitros.