Well this thread has gone a direction I never intended. Ive been doing this for over 20 years now and have seen and felt the difference in brushless and brushed motors and watched the evolution from in cars and electronics since the the gold tub RC10 and before the touring car was even thought of.
Ninzia, I dont think we will ever come to an agreement on this so lets move on.
Why with offroad has everyone but losi gone to a shaft drive? Durability, simplicty, weight balance with saddle packs. Even the Losi with its 3 belt design is done in order to centralize the motor. (Yes I realize its a copy of the XX4. I had one of those too). If it works in offroad, with very low turn,high torque motors, why not give it a shot onroad?