...I guess one of my concerns in the LiPo, and all the NEW stuff is "COMPETITION vs. FUN"
A group of guys can get together and race for "FUN", and use the same pack all day and try to have good competitive racing w/o outspending each other. However, when you take it to the "COMPETITIVE" level, things change.
While you MAY be able to run the same pack all day...there will be those who still have 10 packs...and even if this doesn't show for a real advantage, if there is a percieved advantage people will complain.
I love what the Flagstaff AZ guys have done w/ the LiPo and B/L deal. I got our local track racing oval last year and started it w/ 19t motors that KISBEY had built for us a couple years ago for a 19t ZERO degree class. I handed out the motors, and most of the cars were cars I loaned out too. It was a great way to get NEW people into the oval deal. We progressed once we started getting a good oval showing...and allowed any 19t motor and speeds increased quickly for several racers. However, there were several racers who didn't wish to keep chasing NEW STUFF to qo quicker and they were left behind...causing some of them to re-evaluate thier racing.
(Q)What LOCAL Clubs do is great, but should those changes go NATIONAL?
(My Answer)Yes, if done with caution. Bring in NEW ideas into a single class...and see if they float, or if there is national interest. However, continue to offer the old STANDARDS too...and see if they DIE.