Originally Posted by
Robotech
Because they are designed to run on very smooth surfaces where a lot of suspension travel isn't really necessary. A very basic suspension is all you need. The benefits from a more complicated suspension is far outweighed by the increased weight that comes with it.
Sedans have such a complex suspension because they were derived from off road cars. They were originally released to be on road cars that looked very realistic and could be driven on even the roughest and dirtiest of pavement...pavement that would make a normal pan car undriveable. Today, those same touring cars are far more complex and run on tracks that are no different than what you can run a pan car on but because the class was established as needing a chassis with four wheel independant suspension and 4wd, that's what you have.
maybe there lies the problem. I drive my car in unprepped pavement which is not in any way shape or form good for this car. I feel like having a bit better suspension would help tons. And while yea i agree what drew me to f1 was partly that it was rather cheap at the end of the day not everyone buys RC to win races. I much prefer the tinkering and developing side of things and doing things noone else has done. I haave a nitro drift car, with a real exhaust pipe that can hang in with electrics. Why? The fun of the challenge. For my f1 ive also had the fun of the challenge in getting it to be as fast as i can possibly make it not in top speed but in cornering speed.