The thing is that in 1/10th off road there are RTR cars pre-supplied with club spec electrics. US club spec that is ie 13.5t non-boosted which is actually a problem. Its plenty quick enough for a new racer, but most ditch them almost immediately they can afford something faster.
This is the normal pattern of things. In 25 years I've only really seen 1 controlled racing class that was anything more than a 1 club curiosity (like your 1/12th truck is now) or a very short term fad (like stock Slash). That one class was Mardaves and thats really only because the whole point of the class was to be cheap.
However it is true that we face a dilemma with increasing quicker RTR cars meaning new drivers turn up with some very fast equipment. Its always going to be an uphill struggle to convince people to spend more money on something slower!
Perhaps the issue is that our racing hasn't moved with the changing technology. Maybe we need to consider longer races, with more drivers, on larger tracks. 20 drivers, 10 mins and a track more 1/8th sized.
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