I think you are right there nick, but the reason AE or LOSI might not run wildly different cars is possibly for the same commercial reasons. Losi don't want to see their drivers hacking up a chassis to place the cells differently (or whatever), because that will make people think they have to do that to make it work - and they will sell less.
You have to balance that out with getting better results from running "special cars" I guess. I think as the industry has matured and these companies are now owned by even bigger "money machines" - selling the car is the main focus, and you have to "appear" to win with the car you sell.
I think the things these big companies do are just less visible, most of the time you only see what they WANT you to see. RCCA is a classic for their "spy shots" I think, they just happen to get a shot of the latest AE or LOSI item when its being secretly tested just prior to launch.
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