what is it going to turn into?

I would hardly call 10.5 modified. Just keep it the same as BRL.

ken check out the carpet oval nats thread..it has gone wild in there!

...I am assuming we're talking about 10.5/4 cell, but we're not running any 4 cell this year (Other than a handful of guys who have battery sponsors that can't run LIPO)

For those guys - I'd have NO Problem opening it up to be run like an OPEN MODIFIED class - IF there were enough racers to support it...but right now there isn't, and we allow them to run WITH the 17.5/LIPO guys.

Our 10.5/LIPO class - I have already offered to let those guys run like OPEN MOD - and run ANY ESC. (Still only allowing the NOVAK motors at this time - and this class is VERY small, and too fast for MOST of the guys.)

katfish, WOW!!?? Looks like a whole can of worms opened up!
Lipo is a fad for now I'm sure it will settle down when the A123 become the new battery of choice.

Lipo is a fad for now I'm sure it will settle down when the A123 become the new battery of choice.

It may well indeed turn out to be a fad, but a fad that has saved me $ in the here and now. I have spent $150 on lipos and I have been running them for 10 months and they still perform awesome. If I get to finish (no reason I can see that I can't) the '08 season with the Southwest Tour with the same batteries, sweet.

joe i just don't care about lipo in 2008! sorry i should have stated 10.5 4 cell

and yes the a123 cells look alot better than the lipo stuff...so i have hope for a even better cell with 5 volts in 2009...