Originally posted by AMGRacer
Cool 
I also noticed that Hara was running the stock 2004 top deck, not this one:
Any particular reason to have 2 seperate "lightweight" top decks? It seems that the "new" one has a bit more material in it.
Also Hara was running the Orion "Fresh Kicks"? Any particular reason, or he was running a sponsors tire?
-Hara’s kit was the 04 JP kit so he just used the top deck that came with the kit. Actually the new lightweight upper deck is lighter. Also the new upper deck uses better quality US graphite.
-We tried many different tires and the Orion tires just worked best. HPI, Orion and CRC tires all use the same foam supplier, so it comes down to wheel flex. The Orion wheel has the most amount of wheel flex.
- I have tried balancing in the past and haven’t seen/felt any difference. It isn’t necessary.