WTF!? Greg Degani's Comments on Electric 1/8th scale Racing....

[slimthelineman]

"I don't think electric 1/8th scale racing will ever take off; it is the dumbest thing I've seen. Electric is in the past, nitro is the future. They may be quicker but they don't have any noise or smell."


so he already admits to them being quicker, in racing quicker is what rules the track, and what rules the track people will race. being the dumbest thing hes seen? more power, longer runs, cleaner, quieter, more consistant yeah thats ALL BAD! i know of a track locally where he races sometimes i would love to check out some 6s power. ive only met one person who did not like my car while at the track racing,a nitro guy. after he saw me run my buggy he didnt have much to say. nitro guys like it cause its nitro, so you MUST screw with your car ALL the time to keep it running. loud, dirty, messy, inconsistant all the things electric brushless is not. i love mantaining my brushless 1/8 scale, service plan is as follows 99% of the time: remove charge and replace 6s lipo.
so let all the nitro guys have their "fun" they are only nitro guys untill they drive a neu on 6s lol!

[Marvin]

Originally Posted by slimthelineman

being the dumbest thing hes seen? more power, longer runs, cleaner, quieter, more consistant yeah thats ALL BAD!

Being in Britain (where new stuff in 8th tends to take about 3 years to catch on ), most people seem to prefer nitro (I certainly run nitro ... though am working on an 8ight for brushless as a project), and I think that it really is racers who take the longest to shift their opinions.

I agree with you on all those points apart from longer run times - the one thing so far that has stopped me from going brushless is the fact that I won't be able to get enough run time out of one battery (without a massive battery pack anyway), to finish a final (at least 20 minutes where I race).
I originally thought of some custom job to cut the chassis to make some kind of quick release mechanism (similar to the Tamiya DF-03) for the battery so I could put a new battery in, in about the same time as it takes to refuel.
Then I realised how complex that would be (cut a hole in the chassis, get a custom made battery box done - I contacted some machining companies - and they wanted to charge me about £300 (or about $500) for the work). This is the main disadvantage that I can see with brushless - the time taken to "refuel" for a new battery is just too long to be competitive - if, in 20minutes you have to stop to put in a new battery where in takes about a minute to do so, you have lost 1.5 to 2 laps on the competition - even though they have to refuel (20 seconds at most - even if they have to go twice).

Though I have to say, my opinion of Greg Degani has somewhat plummeted after reading that, I mean, at first I wasn't convinced, but now I can't see how he can try and deny that Brushless is the future - especially seeing as clubs in many parts of the world are being closed down all the time due to noise complaints. And considering that he lives in America - where the 'brushless revolution' is foremost, I think he has been a touch on the blind side.

Phew - that was long...