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Originally Posted by terry.sc
Because they are no longer commercially available. To allow your pack creates a loophole for manufacturers to create 'special' team packs for those classes where batteries do make a difference. In on road you will be nowhere with a 5 year old pack in your car.
Because they aren't commercially available in the UK. I know they are cheap and lots of us have them, but none of us have walked into a UK shop and bought it over the counter. Every motor and battery needs a UK distributor to submit it, so they can prove they are genuine with customer backup in case anything goes wrong.
As an example, what if a lipo caught fire when at home, like what happened with Gil Losi. Your insurance company will pay up and then chase the UK distributor for the money they have paid out. If there is no official UK distributor then the importer is you and you would end up picking up the bill. |
ok after a quick search the ezrun motors are available in the uk in four outlets without even trying..... and yes they can be bought over the counter. my argument is simply that a lot of clubmen use cheap or older equipment, would like to go and try nationals, but cant afford to spend the money buying new kit just to do one meeting a year. as for the batteries being commercially available, they were, and on the list till two years ago. i know things have to be updated and old items removed, but why isnt there a rule allowing cells from previous years lists to be run, this does not create loopholes for new improved items to be run, it just allows hobby and clubman racers to carry on racing and go to the odd meeting without being forced to spend a fortune on new items that in a lot of cases, including me, will make no difference to their enjoyment or finishing position at a meeting.