ROAR approval of non novak ESC's and Motors

[Arct1k]

I equate ROAR to the FIA running F1 - At the end of the day they are actually trying to constrain development to create a more level playing field.

They are trying to make it a driver driven hobby rather a kit driven hobby... It is interesting to see that the "hotest" car race at my local track is now "Stock Slash" - The only thing you can change is to the optional pinion!

[NovakTwo]

With the acceptance of BL motors and lipo batteries, a couple of the big problems of competition racing were solved, Big races had become a battery war, and to a lesser extent a motor war.

Those companies that could control batteries----by going through thousands of cells, to select the best for their factory drivers, had a deleterious effect on competition. Factories, who sent special motor "tuners" to races, also had an unfair advantage. After all, if some tuner invests hundreds of dollars of time in a $50.00 motor, chances are the motor will be superior to those "off the shelf" items.

So, for now, the playing field is more level than in many years. Not much can be done to the lipo packs. And the brushless motors don't yet offer much of an opportunity to cheat. So the factories can concentrate on what they really want to sell---kits.