Most Americans don't understand how to setup a mid motor car. It is true that there are some concerns gaining forward traction with mid motor on looser tracks but this comes down to the driver/tuner understanding what to do to the car. I've been a rear motor person for 25 years but got my first mid motor car this past year. I'm hooked. It's so much more forgiving. The ultimate setup is very different.
Too often people over here, specifically the 22 and 210 guys, will go from their rear motor setup directly to mid motor but not change any other aspects of the car such as roll centers, shock dampening/spring rates, or camber link adjustments. They'll hate it, add some weight here and there, and still have problems. Then they'll switch back to rear motor and proclaim mid a failure on our tracks.
I think at some point in the future Americans are going to slowly figure mid motor out. We are a people that are resistant to change. It's why our #1 most popular racing series has cars that use carburetors, solid rear axles, and only turn left and why the iconic American sports car the Ford Mustang still has a solid rear axle as well.
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