Good discussion guys. It is going to be interesting to see how this lighter car will perform, better or worse. Lighter car will make it easier to clear over jumps and accelerate, it will probably be more agile, too. Some guys try to enlighten the car from the chassis which I don't consider as a very good idea, I don't know how AE did it in their buggy. I've been racing past few years now, last season did pretty well (I was in TOP20 of 75 drivers total in the cup of 4 races) even my car weighed pretty close to stock. One thing to consider is also that our conditions are often wet and muddy, maybe lighter weight will help also in such conditions a bit.
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