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Originally Posted by Lee
Welshy,
In what way is the design on this car better than on the current crop of cars, from the layout i see it seems that all the weight is in the back half of the chassis?
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Mmmm thats not what I see. The motor is in front of the rear axles, so is further forwards from the back. Also the gearbox is not a solid casing, just a few plates of carbon fibre upright gives strength and is much lighter.
The batteries are almost central but unlike the cars made and used today the weight isnt one sided, and not unbalanced.
The weight of the motor is central on the chassis and not like everything else made today on one side of the car. The batteries are evenly placed on either side of the chassis, as well as the placement of the servo and esc. Its easier to work with and set up.
If I was going to alter anything it would be the placement of the cells, they would be 3mm closer together on either side of the centre of the chassis (ZXS chassis not EVO), as it makes it unbelieveably balanced and easy to drive. (I have tried this design on a ZXR and it was stunning.)
There was something Terry missed off, this won the Japanese nationals when Masami was winning everything (he is still the most gifted driver in the world, hes won 14 worlds) and Masami was second with his YZ10.