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Originally Posted by andy110m

Mike's point about the BRCA having more members is also a good one but the BRCA feed into EFRA, an IFMAR block, ROAR is EFRA's equivalent again being one of the IFMAR blocks so its on that basis I consider them a higher authority.

Then can we presume you also rate FEMCA and FAMAR higher authorities than the BRCA as well?

The BRCA is responsible for the majority of rules we race all the way up to international level, most of the rules were created by the BRCA and then adopted by EFRA and IFMAR.
ROAR is unique in going their own way with their own rules, for example to be ROAR legal all buggies must be able to run a full size pack, which is why a lot of US drivers were surprised at the worlds to see buggies the rest of the world uses that will only fit a shorty pack.
BRCA rules also all have to be ratified by the members by voting at the AGM. ROAR rules are discussed and created by their committee, the ordinary members have no say in the rules.

There's also the problem of allowing use of a ROAR legal battery that is only available in the USA, or a FEMCA legal battery that is only available in Japan. If it's not bought in the UK you personally are liable as the importer if anything goes wrong, for example say the lipo catches fire due to a fault or battery damage. If your garage burns down because a faulty battery was in there, your insurance company will pay out then pursue the importer to claim on their liability insurance to get their money back - in this case they would then either go after you for their insurance payout, or refuse to pay your claim.

Can I check something someone posted earlier. Can the off road section vote to not be governed by the EB list completely? If so what would happen in that case, just a rule saying 2S hard case lipos?

If the off road section voted to not use the EB lists at all, then the section can do whatever it wants like several other sections already do. Although if the rules to use the EB lists are removed completely someone had better consider adding definitions for batteries allowed as the only other rule is that the battery has a maximum voltage of 7.4v otherwise you could use any battery chemistry of any size and shape as long as the battery has no more than 7.4v, and everyone could use oversize 12000mah packs instead.

The correct way to do it would be to remove rule

25.3 Cells and batteries can only be used if they are included on the BRCA (EB) homologation list at the time of the event

while keeping the rule

25.2 The description, specification and types of rechargeable batteries approved for use in Off-Road Sanctioned events can be found in the section entitled "BRCA Electric Board"

so all batteries used are limited to the same size and type we currently use, but without homologation.