Well, lowering the C.G. IS centralizing, and after reading the post again, I get why I misunderstood. I talked to an Xray owner last night, and have a better understanding of what Xray was doing. Like you said, they were updates, not meant to make the older car obsolete. With the Hyper 8, it seemed the other way initially, because not only were there several refinements, but a whole new, longer chassis. I know many of the parts interchange, but I couldn't just bolt on the 8.5 chassis, I'd have to do drive shafts and a bunch of other stuff. That's cool, to keep a car fresh rather than toss it aside for a whole new car. People are still winning races with the Hyper 7, so I'm in no rush to ditch what I have in favor of a whole new car. Plus, I like to stand by and watch the "Growing Pains" involved with any brand new design. Then, after things are settled, decide if it's still a good idea. I would have been pretty displeased if I'd bought an M-1...
