[niggs98]

all this makes me smile.... schumacher are constantly developing their cars to allow the team and club racers to move to the top of their chosen class and for releasing their option parts they get slammed. im sure you would all moan more if these parts wernt made available to the public.

just scrolling down through the various manufactures threads on oople and other forums i see people moan that no development is done, that the latest anounced car is taking a few weeks extra to come out due to a defective part, the manufacturer hasnt released a new car for 4-5 years, why not etc etc etc

ive worked hard the last few months to develop a setup that works in the greasy and dry conditions for a box stock car with minimal bits on it and pretty much have one nailed as the last couple of epr events have shown (will be posted soon). of course im an ok driver which helps but if a car isnt under you you arnt on tq no matter how good you are especially when all the other makes of car are at a meeting. there is always one that is better etc etc. i know these parts arnt cheap by a long shot but as said previously they are option parts. your choice if you buy or run it. i know i dont use every part schuy release as some dont suit me but the first thig i do is ask what the latest thing is going to do to the car and its driving characteristics. take this chassis for instance. when the cougar first came out loads of people said it was to aggressive to drive, the new chassis calms it down, making it safer and easier to do consistant laptimes, mossy already said he needs the more aggressive car, others in the team prefer it long.

personally tho id rather schuy do all this hard work and release these parts as it helps me stay near (ish) the top and the results the team get cant be argued with.

the top boys will always be at the top you can say, but that is not always the case. look at the top 10 in nationals over the last 3 years. people who were winning are now struggling to make top 10 simply because their cars havent kept up with the changing trends yet others who have released the latest trend of their cars, hop ups etc etc are still up in the top 3/5.