Originally Posted by
eR1c
-what? CR's were great little cars for the price. In fact in there was a driver who was consistently the top finisher in the open 4wd class for several seasons using a CR'r. I had at least 3 CR's at various points, for less than $200 they came w/ everything you needed and quality parts. Mine handled great. I raced mine for one season, it easily blew the Tamiya Mini's away.
But I have a feeling people either loved or hated them ...probably why they were only produced for about 3 years.
You have a Saber4WD mini. You know what a great (fantastic) mini runs like.
CR has fundamental problems inherent to shaft drives with motors positioned longitudinally. I suppose 'horrible' was harsh but they aren't that great.
I like to have good and bad examples in my m-chassis line up to have variety, so I still have mine though.
Yeah, racing against Tamiya m-chassis with the CR in open class is a walk in the park. I think you need to bring in at least a Roadrunner to keep a level playing field. Say sayonara once Sabres come in though.