brca weight limits

[mattlynch]

just a thought, with everyone going over to li-po / brushless set ups would it be of advantage if the brca reduced weight limits? i think the advantage of doing so could be good, less weight = less mass= less breakage longer run times and lower costs, but would you miss the ability to balance your car with the extra weight that is currently being piled on as balast, opinions and thoughts please.

[bedsrcmcc]

I know that the 1:10th Touring Cars are being reduced in 2010 to 1350g, so I guess the same could be for off-roaders too, though not sure what the weight is.

Interesting thing is, I have a new Xray T3 designed for LiPo but I still can't even get down to that weight once the car is balanced. My weight at present is 1385g so I guess it depends on the equipment you buy. Some LiPo packs are lighter than others.

Personally I thought the drop to 1350g was too far, but I guess in time I'll find ways to get closer to that weight...

[bigred5765]

i doubt it would help as most people are adding weight and lots of it

[coolcars782]

And remember most brushless systems are heavier than there equivlent brush system

[RogerM]

Originally Posted by bigred5765

i doubt it would help as most people are adding weight and lots of it

Most back to NiMh weight ... tried my RB5 with LiPos and no weight @ PDA tonight, was scary to drive ... loading it with lead before next week, or maybe put some proper batteries back in her!

[Kopite]

Maybe off-road could comply to a weight range?

[Mad-Wolfie]

to be fair it's a minimum weight limit.. there isn't a maximum, so gone are the days of a LiPo with tons of lead weight stuck on the side, which i imagine would be a safety risk.

Even on the old limit of 1500g with regular cells (as in heavy), i've had to add about 70g of weight to the cars i race to reach the minimum limit. The big problem now though i think with the weight removed will be the balancing, all the weight will be on the electrics side of the car, the battery side will be very light & will still need a few weights to even out the weight distribution even though the cars will be "legal" without adding any weight.

I must say i've never been a fan of the excessive weight limits & frankly can't see the point as they hinder performance, i mean the manufacturers must spend a fortune of R&D money on improving their cars & employ skilled technicians with physics degree's to work on a part of the chassis that will be making it stronger, improve the performance of the car & in the process shaving off a few grams here & there - only for some regulator to come along & slap a weight limit on the regulations so that means all the hard work of the highly qualified & skilled technicians has gone up the wall thanks to a bright idea by someone who quite frankly hasn't a clue! Yes, impose weight limits as ballast to slow down the top drivers to make the competition tighter, but as a technical point it's a step backwards in my opinion.