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Originally Posted by Mr. Red
Think about it. If Fredrik hadn`t invented the diff cover, the 511 is pretty much useless on loose dirt tracks. Tamiya has not made one of their own and from what I have seen the Japanese race a lot on loose dirt. Pretty much in the rest of the world also.
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Thats exactly right. On looser tracks out here in the US, it is pretty much useless and the whole car would need a rebuild if you ran it on such a track. Astro/carpet or hardfloor you'll be golden...maybe even hardpacked dirt, but no racer I know out here would run a belt driven car on a looser track outdoors.
This is where shaft shines...but I loved my 501x. Best thing Ive ever driven. But had to go rango for the days I race outdoors. Cant beat shafts reliability and gear diffs are sweet. But I always had a TRF in my arsenal...now its the 201. If tamiya change it to shaft I will go back to their 4wd.