Marty – careful reading of the proposal is for the conditions of the normally spec’ed motor to Not being readily available. If people want to buy additional motors, they can and will as they do now. Members personally control their costs, not any rules.
The existence of rules allowing alternatives does not Force anyone to spend more and in this case, if someone no longer has any spare Slot.IT 21.5 orange bells, black end-bell SIMX15 (21k DTM) or white end-bell SIMX16 (23k), why can’t they have the Option to replenish their spares for $9 a motor vs. $19? If a member wants to stock up with 3 new motors, $27 seems like a better bargain than $57 (again for no technical or legal advantage).
I suggest we have this and tire options Voted on by the membership. The 21.5 Piranhas have been out for a few years so they are a stable alternative and readily available from several retailers.
Regarding complexity – there is none. As I proposed, and as we have used in other series for gears and some other parts, there would be limited options:
E.G. for Slot-IT classes – we already allow: Classic MX06 (21.5), black end-bell SIMX15 (21k DTM), white end-bell SIMX16 (23k)
All I am suggesting is add another alternative closer to the classic Orange bell (Piranha PSM21 (21.5k))/.
https://www.homeracingworld.us/PitRow/PiranhaMotors/piranhamotors.html
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