Benh, thanks for the reply, but it still doesn't make sense to me. All RTR kits are sold with NiMh, and you're saying you can promote the hobby by getting people to immediately spend another arm, and another leg, on LiPo???
The view people have of NiMh is of IB cells. If you haven't used the latest EnerG, EP and Orion SHO cells, then please don't talk about what NiMh does.
Fortunately, I don't have this problem. The class I run doesn't need LiPo, and isn't suffering any change in participation because it runs NiMh. We can wait around, without spending another penny on an obsolete technology (
) until the real future arrives. I've spent less than two packs of LiPos on my cells (good ones) and they'll last me a season.
Enjoy your LiPo, but please stop telling me that I have to move on - I don't. NiMh remains the majority power source in electric cars, so try to promote the sport by keeping everyone in, eh?