Although i can see the point in there being people saying there should be a fixed gearing rule, in hindsight i think i would prefer if there wasn't, after all the event is a team event & the aim is endurance i.e. making the car last, so leaving the rule in leaves 2 choices.. do you gear the car to get maximum speed where-by you run is the risk of wearing out the motor &/or reducing performance or gear to save the motor & play the tortoise rather than the hare to try & win the event.
Personally i think it should be a team decision for the team to decide upon the gearing chosen & thus becomes a tactical choice for each team to consider, rather than an enforced rule that could be open to question later if it was a good/bad idea.
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