RossoTorro, don't give up on the M04. Last weekend we had our yearly Futaba Cup race. Despite being limited to 19T gearing, my M04 was doing 18 laps (16.8sec/lap) whilst the rest of M03/M05 was 17 laps (17.4sec/lap). This was running sport tuned motors, lipo and 1,200 grm weight limit. It was fun driving my 6 year old M04 once again.
I do have an M03 and M05 as well. But I knew my 2004 M04 car would be faster. Rear wheel drive minis just accellerate so much faster and take sweepers so much smoother. A shame they are banned in the Tamiya World Championships.
P.S. I did make special tires for the race. It was Sorex 36r cut down to mini size. Our race allowed for any brand rubber tires as long as mini size.
Above pic is a joke to my friends as they have banned my "fabricated" tires. So I have "productionized" them
