At some point they got smart and changed "down and away" to "up and away", at least in RCDRL and IMDRA. There's still a lasting effect from those old days though, I've run into some current no prep clubs that refuse to allow nitro because they are worried about the track.
For our ruleset in...
Jatos - striking fear into the hearts of RC racers since 2005 :D
In the drag racing scene, they are pariahs - and often get excluded. Somewhat recently brushless SE racers started getting into the 1.8's and down South some guys were like, hey we've been in the 1.8's for years, lol. Big...