Originally Posted by TheBeave

The biggest reason we switched the wing back to being mounted to the pod was to control the weight a little more. One of the issues with mounting the wing to the chassis was by the time you loop the mounts around or you path it over the top of the motor you have one of the heaviest pieces of your car as far away from the CG as possible. As others have mentioned, the axle can also hit the wing mount, on my Exotek under extreme shock compression the motor would hit the wing mount, my Roche would hit the wing mounts under the axle on extreme cornering. The wing does have enough aero to put a load on the center spring (chassis mount) when going down straights and some high speed corners but that's about it. When I switched to the pod mount design I didn't notice a change in the rear traction that much, if at all. What I did notice was the lateral movement of my chassis became a lot more stable. Without the wing throwing it's weight around on every corner the car felt more planted. The farther away from the CG the more of an impact an object has on weight transfer. I know some people will say, "but the wing is now an unsprung weight", while that is correct the car felt way more stable after this change.

A couple things to note: 1. I race only on black carpet. 2. This might not be the best change for outdoor racing as lower grip scenarios traditionally encourage more weight transfer and roll.

Originally Posted by robk

Wing on the pod is not great for any bumpy track, no matter how you tune it. The first time I ever ran a chassis mount wing was on a bumpy carpet track, and the effect was obvious on a part of the track that had several bumps in a row. It went right through without much drama. Any time the pod gets disrupted by a bump, the same weight you are getting off the chassis is now waiving in the air 50 or 60 millimeters above the car, attached to the pod. It's probably no problem on a perfect sub floor.