[RudeTony]

Originally Posted by Richard Lowe

Why don't Pidge/Ellis run their cars at 3kg Tony, they'd be even faster then!?

Richard Richard Richard !!
If you chose to run your car light then that's fine mate.
You are a top driver, I respect that and you have to do what is right for you and how it all feels for you.
I am simply saying for the majority (probably over 95%) a heavier (note heavier, not 3kg) car is easier to drive and this reduces errors and therefore the overall package is better and ultimately quicker.
In fact a heavier car under test after test conditions is quicker on lap times as well.
You can push the car more when heavier because like I said before it’s simply better over bumps and jumps.
This is Off-Road – not touring cars where I would agree lighter should be better!!
These are all facts from the best drivers in Europe and the club racer, under test conditions, by results, by Championships and every day racing.
Maybe in the future we will learn, if it’s there, that we can run lighter and lighter but at the moment there cannot be arguments that a slightly heavier car is faster.

Ellis runs a kit of some 310g of weight that he moves around to TUNE his car to the conditions.
Lee has various weights from 70g upwards for under Lipo and under Servo for TUNING his car.
Tom Cockerill recently realised running weight is an easier car and he is our 2010 Champion

I posted here to help Paul (Lonestar) not to get into arguments lads.
Everything I say has factual results and not hypothetical or theories or maybes, Facts!!

Finally to those that have commented on this being a commercial interest and I sort of resent that comment ...... those who know me also know I certainly don't need to sell brass, it's not my living, it's my hobby ...... I can't keep up as it is with orders all over the world and certainly didn't post here for that reason but I suppose some people have assumed that....... never mind eh!!!!