In any motorsport weight is a big issue. Where you place is changes the way the car reacts and so on. In buggies it can change the way it jumps, the way it stears and so on. The key is to get the weight as low as possible and as central as possible so on the wheels is not a good idea in 1/10th off road... Then by movement of the weight front and back you can balance a car the way that you feel comfortable. We can also all learn by the top drivers as well.......yes my company makes weights for various cars and we work very closely with the very best drivers of each manufacturer to make sure our weights are actually a performance extra rather than just weight. Testing is the best way in my opinion......sometimes what might be good for me may not be good for lets say you but using a good set up as a starting point, the majority of the time it's great for many.......hope this helps
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