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should the brca abandon the electric board homologation list?
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A simple answer to this, no
we shouldn't abandon all the lists. It ensures a level playing field in touring car, WorldGT, LMP12 and GT12.
The Electric Board hasn't been created for 1/10 offroad and just because a few buggy racers want to use batteries not on the homologation list doesn't mean every other class has to stop using it leading to the battery and motor of the month situation again, which is what would happen if the homologation list itself was abandoned. If you are running in a motor limited class, like most on road classes do, if a manufacturer brings out a new lipo with a higher capacity then to be competitive you would need to buy it as it will give you a higher average voltage during your race, so more speed. Another battery comes out next month, then you end up buying it to replace last months battery. This is why the lists came about in the first place.
As has been said again and again, this mythical "BRCA" isn't a dictatorship, no one can change the rules without the agreement of the ordinary members. That's you, me and everyone who is reading this who is a BRCA member.
For the off road section to stop using the EB lists that are for every section to use is a different question entirely, and the opportunity has just passed. Considering how little time it takes to put in a proposal compared with the time spent moaning about no one else doing it for you, maybe some time spent reading the BRCA constitution in the handbook would teach everyone how to go about changing things, and someone might have put in a proper proposal and people turned up to vote for it at the AGM.