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Old 01-10-2009
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From what I've read, the biggest weakness is the plastic outdrives - Academy have released heavy duty steel upgrades, but those come at a cost, so count two sets of those into the price (I'm presuming it's DMS's £85 offer you're talking about).

I have heard that the chassis and top deck are quite soft on the V2 (not the carbon fibre Pro V2), and heard of one driver in my club snapping the top deck! I believe Fibrelyte do CF upgrades for it, but again at a cost. It might be an ideal donor kit for someone wanting to do their own chassis, maybe out of G10.
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