[David Church]

Originally Posted by Chrislong

The rules never changed, but the cells got bigger. With size comes added punch, added capacity..... added explosions?! So they were made to comply with the rules, therefore we got many new brands on the market for this years EB list.

With Lipo, they need to have similar goalposts. Obviously it goes without saying but I will, Lipo is not the same shape, but even so a dimension needs to be set for manufacturers to work within otherwise the floodgates are left open - whereas Nimhs which Lipo's are competing against on the track, still have the same strict rules.

What is also different to ever before, is Lipo hit the market and has become popular before any EB list has been released, so many members/competitors now have packs they expect to be allowed to use - which is fair enough. But now the BRCA/EB are being asked indirectly "Make the rules fit what we already have".

This wouldn't be such a big deal if the lifespan of a Lipo pack was as short as a Nimh pack, but it isn't. Even if the rules make your packs illegal, you'll still have to buy less, spend less for 1st April than you would buying cells. I know many of us spent a lot of money 1st April 2008. Even if my current packs don't fall within the rules, i'll only need 1 pack (2 packs incase of failure maximum) if I need to purchase something for the rules come 1st April.

The BRCA & EB represent us well, and are working toward achieving what is ideal. If that does not happen then we'll get the best compromise, but personally I am confident they will represent all of our best interests and id like not for that to be questioned - we need to show appreciation for these people. Please.

Chris

VERY WELL SAID!!!!