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Very well said!

Bill, to answer your middle question I have to assume the belt slipped or jumped a cog as it started to fail causing the loss of power before it finally broke. So to get back on topic here (sorry) I think we all agree that belts have their place considered the comprises and are not the best...

You disagree but then bring up different and less relevant points about timing belts in an ICE. Timing belts for ICE engines, specifically dual overhead camshaft engines do not stretch like timing chains do, but they will break if they are not changed within the recommended interval suggested by...

In the automotive world (full size passenger cars) belt drives are used over gear drives simply because they are quieter compared to gear drives and compared to chain drives they don't stretch. In the RC car world this is not important. In the RC car world belt drives may be less susceptible to...