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Originally Posted by terry.sc
So the manufacturers have been told the dimensions that are required for legal cells, which happen to be the same dimensions that ROAR have been running to for a year, and the manufacturers have from the end of November when they were told the dimensions until the end of January to submit legal packs. Not much time, but I'm sure some companies will have put in the work.
Now how do you think the manufacturers who have submitted packs to Paul Worsley would feel if they are then told that the BRCA committee will be changing the rules to let bigger cells in as well at BRCA meetings.
Then what happens about any country using EFRA rules which would then need an EGM to change their rules.
Personally I hope there are saddle packs on the EB list, if there are I might finally consider lipo. Unlike most here I race and bash with 8 different saddle pack cars and have 10 packs of saddle pack nimhs. If there are EFRA legal lipo packs I would be able to use them, Trakpower cells are useless to me as they don't fit any of my cars and I cant modify them just to fit one lipo pack as I would not be able to use my nimhs in them.
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That's not entirely correct. ROAR has relaxed the rules for saddles. They simply seem to be using common sense in that matter
IMHO the EB should have contacted ROAR even before ROAR finalized their rules, then we would have had ONE set of specs only. For the chassis manufacturers it's now a mess... The EB should have realized that they were too late as to dictating the rules and settled for the existing ROAR rules.
ROAR: (US & Canada)
Length 139mm, width 47mm,
height 25,1mm
Relaxed rules for saddles
No capacity limitations
EFRA: (Europe, rules & approvals by the EB)
Lenght 139mm, width 47mm, height 23,5mm
Saddles combined length max 139mm
Max capacity 5500 mAh
Btw. does anyone know the situation in FEMCA (Far East) and FAMAR (South America)? And what will the situation be for IFMAR (Worlds)?
And... I know the BRCA touring LiPo list for 2008 is not valid anymore. But what was the size rules when that list was made?
As to coming cars/updates I think most manufacturers will either supply a NiMH or LiPo version. Or simply ship the kit with two sets of trays: One for NiMH and one for LiPo. For instance converting the B44 from NiMH to LiPo is VERY easy! A Diggity Designs conversion kit and the 4800 TrakPower saddles drop right in, no dremeling needed! You can never expect an old chassis to be "prepared for the future"