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Old 15-08-2013
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Originally Posted by Origineelreclamebord View Post
Imo it is just to cut costs. They could easily aid flex with bigger sidepods, look at the Xray XB4: It has a whole tub you can tighten onto the car in many configurations to adjust flex. So simply said, they could connect the sidepod in the front and rear, and add extra holes throughout the length of the sidepod to adjust rigidity (even specifically to a certain area of the car)...

So nice that the feature is on there, and I understand the TRF201's small market share doesn't give the best bargaining position to the director's board to increase the ambition of the project to a new kit, moulded sidepods or whatever... but in all honesty with Tamiya's rich history of attention to detail, they should know better
TRF Cars don't have a big market share (Globally) because they don't have a top ten USA driver. Lee Martin is good and certainly a contender for top 10 at the worlds, but they need a good USA based driver to mix up the AE, TLR and Kyosho drivers. Tamiya is a big company and makes many model products, so budget shouldn't be an issue. The cars have what it takes, all they need a US based driver to take them there! Kyosho have.
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