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Old 02-02-2009
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Originally Posted by oracleone View Post
Here is what I like...

1. Easy diff. access.
2. Out drive boots (for some reason they are not shown in the above picture).
3. Aluminum caster block (lets hope they include 25 & 30 deg.).
4. Sway bars.
5. Thick carbon fiber shock towers.

Here is what I don't care for...

1. Aluminum chassis (why go through the process of including the carbon towers and then using aluminum for the pan? Aluminum chassis can cause receiver issues, shorting issues, & weigh more).
2. Plastic shock caps... hum, duh?
3. Looks as though you'll have to play around with different components in order to get everything to fit.
4. Hard to say from that angle... but it looks like the motor screws are hard to get to, they are on most 4wds though.
5. Plastic front deck/servo stay.

What I'm questioning...

1. LRP stickers on a car load with Orion products, these guys are rivals!!!
2. The price.
3. How much they are going to make me spend on extras in order to make the car track worthy.
4. Who was the hack that painted the body.
5. How much it weighs.

The kit itself looks fairly decent. Wonder if anybody on this forum has driven it yet... preferably somebody that does not have an interest in that company. I'm curious about the battery configuration. I hate to say this at the risk of sounding like a snob but nobody in their right mind would set the last generation Durga on the track at U.S. regional races (unless they were getting paid and they had access to unobtainium parts). I like the new car though, and it appears that they have more of a racing train of thought with this design. I'd for sure like to try one out!!!
They look incredibly similar to Yokomo shocks to me!

Umm, Durga?
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