I haven't unlocked the the car's full potential yet, but the car was easy to drive and very, very consistent. It gives a lot of confidence.
The setup attached was okay, but not yet the golden ticket. The dampening in the front was still too soft. I am now working on the kit shocks again. I have already cut the bladders as I personally prefer emulsion type shocks over bladder ones. The shocks used in this setup were Kyosho small bores with big bore springs(I used to drive this combo on my Lazer with great succes).
At first I thought the weight of the car(1820gr ready to race) would be a handicap on astro, but to be honest, it drove so nimble I hardly noticed, even with a 6.5 motor. Up till now I have only driven it with saddles. I might try a shorty as well as this will shave of some weight (about 30-50grams).
To be continued.
BTW: the more you drive it, the more you like it, really!
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