[Frecklychimp]

I'm glad to see some sections/clubs enforcing it... as it should be!

For indoor racing it is vital when the buildings etc we use for the hobby are just rented and big expensive halls with nice floors etc

I agree with scaremongering, but common sense and the facts are that any of these incidents could start major fires, harm people/property and if it was to be flung into public eye through media etc if a school was damaged it would be a massive blow for the hobby... clubs will soon find problems sourcing venues willing to allow them use or insurance willing to cover without unaffordable premiums.

It is all our responsibilities as individuals to be safe, our hobby and BRCA is run by same likeminded enthusiasts and we shouldn't wait for these incidents to take preventative measures or argue/flaunt the rules in the name of mostly small costs compared to our race kit and bravado.

I can't see a lot of racers wanting to use ammo boxes unless they have fancy paint jobs and brand logos sprayed on them to look 'cool' but as a storage solution at home outside the sport they are a good idea.

it seems to be these incidents are commonly caused by charging issues, personally chargers should be designed to do one job i/e just charge lipos and seperate chargers for Nimh's etc but that is too late to even entertain. It is user error if a charger changes settings with a reset and doesn't check before hitting the go button.

have any of these incidents been down to faulty good condition homologated lipos charged at 1c as recommended?

why are we allowing swollen lipos to be used at meetings?

why haven't we got a list of 'safe' lipo charging sacks?

why are distributors/shops allowed to sell us the sacks that are not up to the job or do not contain any fire suitably and just delaying or making the incident worse?