I assume there is no chance of making the 2008 cells legal for the indoor finals though? Just if they are in theory going to be slower anyway, and some of us need to buy batteries as our current ones are dead?

Yes, I worked out who you both were on monday! :eh?:

interesting battery test blog!

http://jdracing.blogs.se/2008/01/08/...actice~3545664

Can someone answer whether you can use 2007 IB's for practice at nationals?

Hey James, Practice is not scrutineered, you can use any cells or even Lipo if you wish to.

He's not following BRCA guidelines is he :thumbdown:

6 amps, with a 7.5 repeak, he must be :woot:

May i ask, this new list that has been published. Are these the only cells that you can use or are these just the new ones, as i am getting a bit confused with everything that is going on.:confused:

they are the only cell's you can use at this year's national's! you can use all cell's that were on last year's list at any other event

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Originally Posted by Jim Spencer http://www.oople.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif
Hi All

I new if I did enough rummaging i'd find this sort of post..
Cells under 3.7ah don't come under homologation at all anymore - you can use those at all events.
(See BRCA > Electric Board > Homologation > Batteries, rule 2.6)
Oddly I have a few packs of GP37's lying around somewhere - might have to dust them down.. :D


Looking at rule 2.6 again:

2.6 In addition to batteries included on the homologation list, sports/starter level packs of cells that do not have OEM heatshrink, will be allowed at BRCA sanctioned events. These packs must have the original suppliers label intact, stating that they are NiCd or NiMH and the pack capacity. Maximum capacity is 3700mah. These batteries will be allowed at sanctioned events from 1st. Jan. 2008.

Seems to me that cells upto and including 3700mah will be allowed as well as those on the "list" assuming Nationals are sanctioned events.

your wrong try actually reading the battery list on the electric board section of the BRCA site!!!! your answer is there jcjc!

I'm not sure JCJC is wrong actually Chris .... that is exactly how I read that rule too!

as i said READ the electric board list

ONLY CELLS DETAILED BELOW ARE APPROVED FOR BRCA NATIONAL EVENTS IN 2008

FFS

Plus those covered by rule 2.6 .... or else why would there be a rule 2.6 containing the wording it does???

The easiest thing to do is to check with Paul, sure he'll be only too happy to clarify the situation. If I don't get chance before I'll speak to him at Kiddy and post up his exact response.

no roger,

ONLY CELLS DETAILED BELOW ARE APPROVED FOR BRCA NATIONAL EVENTS IN 2008

no others for national's.

calm down Chris. I'm going to ask Paul anyway and will post what he says in this thread.

rog i don't need to calm down you need to read, the give away is the first word of the quote 'ONLY' ....it doesnt say these cell's plus

you're wrong Chris. rule 2.6 does cover additional cells. But only sport packs up to 3700mah.
Indivual cell matched packs with OEM heatshrink will not be allowed by the letter of the law, but hopefully Paul W will confirm how picky the scrutineers will be.

read the rules before shouting in big red ink.

we'll see!

Chris
From the homologation rules, as you like red:

2.6 In addition to batteries included on the homologation list, sports/starter level packs of cells that do not have OEM heatshrink, will be allowed at BRCA sanctioned events. These packs must have the original suppliers label intact, stating that they are NiCd or NiMH and the pack capacity. Maximum capacity is 3700mah. These batteries will be allowed at sanctioned events from 1st. Jan. 2008.

As you've pointed out above in big red letters
ONLY CELLS DETAILED BELOW ARE APPROVED FOR BRCA NATIONAL EVENTS IN 2008
The cells on the list are the only ones that are approved for racing, in other words the only ones that are homologated. It does not say the only cells allowed.

terry im one of the few who have actually read the rule's. brca sanctioned events cover regionals/endofseason's etc. the electric board quite clear states that only the cells on the new list published are national legal.......there are no and's if''s or but's.....