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Originally Posted by jamesg
I agree with the motors, a similar or *slightly* quicker equivalent brushless system to the Saturn 20T would be ideal for the reasons explained. A bit of testing in order?
SlowOne, its just clarification mate and I'm only making suggestions. No one can work around 'the car must be stock apart from x,y,z' rule. It's as clear cut as you like. The cars wont need to be taken apart. Its not hard to turn a diff and see if it feels like a spool, lightweight screws and aftermarket parts will be quite visible. The scrutineering would take no longer than it took last time. People had some questions on the day and its just a case of clearing it all up for everyone so we can concerntrate on the racing. 
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Which means that the emphasis for competitive teams switches to other areas in order to raise performance. The mods you want to outlaw are cheap and make the car good to drive. The alternatives are within those Rules and more expensive.
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Originally Posted by Andysan
With regard to bodyshells, yes it would be possible to buy one of each shell and test it in order to find which is quicker - I dont really see as the reward for doing this offsets the cost however, at the end of the day its really not gonna make a lot of difference at these speeds. Personally, like the new mooted tyre rules I see it as another element of strategy that may just give you the winning edge, but wont lose you a second per lap if you get it wrong.
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Team Doris did a fastest lap of 14.1, and an average lap over 24 hours of 20.something. A body can be worth 0.5 secs per lap, so let's say 3%. For us, that's another 128 laps, or 40 minutes ahead on the clock.
The more you restrict the things you can see, the more costs you add elsewhere. If people want to add a class for more expensive cars then fine, but the proposed Rules on these posts for the HPI cars are adding costs. John had it spot on for both cars, mods he allowed and speeds he selected. I hope that the HPI class stays the same.