My suggestions, having raced these cars back in the day, would be:
* The kit steering/bellcrank system is total crap, and since modifying or upgrading it can be done inexpensively (and since enough of the old vintage NIB Losi, Hogue, etc. steering systems still exist) - and being as it does not make the cars faster - my suggestion would be that it should be open and anything goes.
* Being as these cars originally came with the old brushed Reedy blue label motors, but these re-releases are designed for BL/Lipo, my suggestion would be to keep a motor limit of 21.5 on these cars (we need to remember they're narrower and shorter than what we're currently used to).
* Since 48p gears were basically invented back during this era, because 32p was such a pain, and under the auspices of people not having to go out and buy a bunch of pinions to run these cars - my suggestion would be that it should be left open and anything goes.
* Not sure if this kit is going to come with tyres, but being as the shumacher Mini-Pins were basically invented back during this era (such a game-changer), and they're still so good today - my suggestion would be that they should be the control tyre.
* Kit wing, or other old-school narrow rear wing, requirement would be my advice as well. As we all know what a game changer that could be.
* Not sure how I feel about having a "one-car class," as I'm sure there are chaps that still have held onto their other cars from this era and would be interested in running them too, but aren't going to buy a re-release of something socked away in a closet somewhere, along with the guys that have the first generation Losi/Shumachers of that era that might want to run.
* one other thing I don't think I've seen discussed, other than me making fun of people having to build them (that haven't), is the 6-gear trannies that are included in this kit. from what I've read these chassis plates are going to come pre-drilled for the stealth tranny, and it's going to be available at a later date. so I just wanted to throw that out there for discussion.
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