I think what he means is that if we were truly 10th or 12th scale then the full-size version would be doing something like 250 to 350mph. Imagine what the suspension of a Baja buggy doing 250mph would be doing - apart from tearing itself to pieces!!
If a 1:1 WRC car on something like the Acropolis Rally was doing 100mph across rough terrain, then our cars should be doing something like 10mph. If you drive your car at that speed, the suspension is very well behaved!! I'm guessing Off-Road cars do something like 25mph, and at least 5mph in the tightest turns. That would mean the WRC car doing 250mph on the straights, and about 50mph in a tight turn. Just imagine what that would do to the suspension!!
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