And 8yrs ago there was no 1S saddle pack, or even any 2S saddle packs that you could split up, or a shorty 1S pack. So the only choice for the t-bar then was to use a standard 1S pack which as you noted made the car unbalanced and harder to drive thus not as competitive then. Thus my statement at that time was true, new products have made this more possible now.
Btw how did you finish at last yrs IIC with this car?