Suggested Electric 1/8th section rules

[Marvin]

I've updated it to 10 minute finals. I think you're right, this way, the packs are big enough to provide enough power to the motor, but light enough and cheap enough to be affordable and fun.

[wallot]

to get as many people into 1/8 electric racing the class should allow as low investment as possible. I know many people who would like to try it but are afraid of the quite high initial investment not realizing that in long term nitro is much more expensive.

Dont know how is the situation in the UK but I know most of the 1/8 scale electric racrs in the country and was involved in their car builds at least as advisor . Still not many people and several racers plan to try 1/8 nitro buggy just to get enough track time next year.

[Marvin]

As far as it appears, I'm one of the foremost officials on 1/8 brushless conversions in the UK. Scary isn't it .

At my local track, it looks like I have managed to persuade another 4 or 5 people over the last season to do a brushless conversion. So, we should have our own class next season which'll be good. The first club in the UK to have a full heat of 1/8 brushless!

[Thomas]

"less than 22.2 V" means 5s is the maximum allowed, 6s LiPo is forbidden. Why not 6s? I thought anything below 30 V is still "low voltage" from a legal point of view.

What's wrong with 4 mm bullet connectors between batteries and ESC, from an organizer's point of view?

[Marvin]

They're also constructor's rules, and help people make the leap to electric.

I said a maximum of 22.2V, which includes 22.2V. So 6S is allowed.

I daren't say more, to help prevent useless people plugging a 7S or 8S pack into their MMMs. Also, 6S is quite enough for most.

[Marvin]

So, are these pretty much there now? I need to send them to the UK governing body.

[wallot]

they are good