DEVELOPING: Rear wing regulation rules virtually everyone illegal at Worlds

0 Oct. 1, 2016, 3:15 p.m.

By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

Drama struck on the first official day of the 2016 IFMAR World Championships as registration preceded the start of practice - with a two-and-a-half-year-old rule change deeming all but one manufacturer's rear wing as illegal.

Here's the official ruling posted by IFMAR:

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As stated, it seems the only manufacturer's wing in compliance is that of Kyosho. It remains to be seen whether drivers will simply try to find a Kyosho wing and bolt it to their cars (putting local and Internet shops in a position of strength, no doubt) or simply affix larger side dams to their existing wings.