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Originally Posted by Oliv996

The sideways torque effect seems significant on 1/10 Touring Cars but on 1/10 Offroad Cars I don't think it's so much significant moreover as you said with brushless motors. Otherwise I can't explain why for so many years 1/8 Gas Offroad are still shaft-drive cars

It's just my point of view, I'm not claiming to have all the truth in hands

For 1:8 OR I think it's just because belts and gears wouldn't last with rock, sand etc. If shaft-drive were an advantage we would have used it in 1:8 TR, and nobody does (SG tried many, many years ago and went bankrupt ). I think you would add more weight, and you get poorer acceleration. (And a less free rolling tranny?) But in OR you don't need all that effect, so it doesn't matter. I don't know if you guys are aware that a 1:8 TR goes 0-100 km/h in 1,4 secs? On-road is not THAT much of a walk in the park!

Also 1:8 OR cars have even bigger wheels, and the flywheel is alu. Still, you have the clutch and crankshaft of course, but I think it will all be neutralized by the wheels.

I did one 1:8 OR race last year, and I didn't notice any sideways torque effect. Haven't tried a 1:10 OR with shaft-drive yet. I think Cris Doughty mentioned that he could feel a slight sideways torque effect with a shaft-driven 1:10 OR though, and if so you can correct it by steering and giving throttle or braking in the air.