The problem is guys, where do you want to draw the line. Now, it's relevent here that i say i am like everyone else - i have plenty of IB cells sitting around me - probably in the region of 18-20 packs. Not only that - i bought 3 brand new packs about 3 weeks ago to go to an international race -yes i knew there was a very good chance this was going to happen - but felt it was no point going with dead cells, and haven't decided what i'm doing yet for 12th scale Euros in April which will run to 2007 list. I may get my cells a LITTLE cheaper, but i do pay for them - and i'd bet there are some unsponsered drivers that pay less for their cells than i do (overseas etc)
So, you want 07 spec cells to remain legal at nationals for 08. Ok, so let's start by assuming there is an advantage to having the cells a little bigger (let's be honest, manufactures wouldn't have made them bigger if this wasn't the case). So we then have 07 spec and 08 spec cells - which do you think the top 10 guys would be running??? so then you have an 07 list of cells, that are probably no longer available to buy - but the top guys are running them. Is this something people would be happy with?
So when do you decide to actually make the change?? you have to do it sometime if you have passed a rule. IT ws decided a while back to make it 2008. Now i do agree 100% that more should have been made of it 12 months ago - i think people's attention should have been drawn to the fact that it was the intention.
Look on the bright side, they could have said that it applied for all santioned meetings...............as will be the case in 2009.
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