some guys use them because they offer most weight tuning. You could also used a shorty and put lead in the pads to move the weight around. That is what I am currently doing. Most people that use saddles, also have a 4x4 and want to share the packs. But yeah, people have used the pad in the middle before. Have they won a worlds like that? No. But it wont be all that dramatic for a club racer.

Speaking of weight. I was talking to a tlr guy that runs mod at a race weight in the mid 1700's. lol, I asked him him if it was that much to knock the AE cars off the track. He just laughed. I guess the tlr buggies like weight in mod. I currently like about 1575 in 13.5 buggy for outdoor racing. If running indoor higher bite I drop about 30 grams.