[Chris Doughty]

I would throw the belt idea in 2WD right out the window for a few reasons.

- it WILL be more mainteance than a sealed gear gearbox
- the motor will go in the oposite direction to the wheels, unless you add some gears in there too, and I believe the car is mid-motor so I think they would want the snap of the motor generate some weight on the rear
- the diff will have to be too big to stop the belt skipping and get the right ratio, with would mean a high diff with no way of lowering it.
- belt drag, as mentioned before, if you want a 'softer' drivetrain, thats what the slipper does, if that works well, you wont feel any harshness from the geared tranny

there is not THAT much wrong with a twin deck carbon chassis in 2WD if the bits that bolt onto it are good. don't worry about what has been available previously.

what I would like to see

- small diam diff gear and adjustable gearbox (but not motor) height
- adjustable dogbone sweep (front/back diff movement)
- big bore shocks (1 or 2 mm bigger than the Losi shock)
- standard fitment wheels (as standard as possible - AE style front wheel)
- strong steering geomerty, able to nicely hold the wheels at full lock, no flappy wheels and beyond straight links!
- verticle inner camber link balls, normal outer camber link balls.
- 'low' front and rear shock towers