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Originally Posted by Robby
I haven't seen a short one, except by some of you wanna-bees on the D-main, in months. By the way, how's the air down there?
And wouldn't you have thought the TLR engineers would have tried a variety of wheelbases before settling on the one they did, especially having had experience with shorter wheelbased cars in the past?
It was a valid question because -- other than the fact the SC chassis' addition 3mm would still be LEGAL (and the SCT's wheelbase on a 2wd buggy would be illegal by about 30mm), if the advantage of the shorter chassis was so obvious everybody would be using them, from the J-mainers to the A-mainers... and to include the TLR drivers. Simple logic really.
But since those team drivers have access to everything wouldn't you have thought one of them might (just maybe) have tried one, or maybe someone else here? That's all the poor guy was asking.
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Well the factory TLR guys may have tested other length chassis from one of the multiple companies that make shorter chassis, but the would not be allowed to run them. Unless Horizon EU had different rules than Horizon US. I have been to multiple races with the factory US TL guys, and back before Horizon changed all the drivers contracts, the factory guys had to run the xcelorin batteries, ESC's and motors. They couldn't even change the connectors on the ESC and batteries. Maybe it is different in the U.K./E.U., but if Horizon wouldn't even let drivers change connectors, what makes you think they would be allowed to run an entirely different chassis?
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Originally Posted by roboliver
to answer the question yes have tried the truck chassis on buggy it was minimium difference std chassie was about a sec over a 6 min run faster on clean runs car seemed to have justa tad more difficulty rotating cener off on conner .on astro turf mid motor configuration car was extremly tight off and just didnt respond well lap times were bout a second a lap off and yes on astro turf did try the short wheel base chassis and found it to be about a half sec a lap faster did not try shorter version on dirt in rear motor
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Oh look at that, someone that has tested both a shorter and longer chassis, and found exactly what I said. The shorter chassis was faster, the longer chassis was slower. I say again, IF LONGER CHASSIS WORKED BETTER, THERE WOULD BE COMPANIES MAKING THEM.