[Paul Bristol]

I agree we should run Mardave and Supastox together in the same class. A few Supastox are already creeping in and running at Glos but in reality a well driven Mardave handles well on our limited and tight track space.

Let's go back to the BRCA regulations which say:
Cars with 13.5 Brushless Motors will be powered by cell/s with a maximum nominal voltage of 3.7v
Cars with G2 Brushed motors will be powered by cell/s with a maximum nominal voltage of 4.8v
Cars with 21.5 Brushless motors will be powered by cell/s with a maximum nominal voltage of 7.4v.

I can see nothing about 17.5t brushless and think we are just adding confusion here. Do we know how many current club members actually race Mini and use a 17.5t motor in the club ? Anybody a view ? Why not encourage "Mini racing" and in the main sticking to the three choices above.

There will need to be a degree of honesty about "blinky" mode as this is difficult to police. The only other combination is 13.5t or G2 brushed motors using a 7.4v battery. But only the most proficient will not just slam in to the barrier and others will have the accelerator turned right down to compensate anyway.

This would probably provide a more level playing field then we give ourselves credit for.