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Old 02-27-2017, 07:21 AM
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We did have those cars!

Serpent Quattro 2wd, Impact 2wd, Tenforce, Yokomo Super Scale etc. They all went the way of the dinosaur. Lastly as for 1:8 2wd, the pan cars were easier to drive than the "fully" 2wd cars. The Tenforce came at the wrong time, we were running Pro10 and Wide (4wd buggy based) Touring Cars (pre-TA01 / YR4). The Impacts just had a loss of participation, Delta had the Fireball (awesome, just too finicky).

I know I am referring to both Nitro 1/8 & 1/10 as well as Electric 1/10. But it all coincides with the decline of 2wd onroad in the 90's.

People found the 4wd cars easier to drive, and as such the 2wd cars suffered, just look at f1, the tried to bring it back in narrow form, and now what, it died off again.

There was nothing wrong with the Tenforce or Yokomo Super Scale cars, they handled great, just no one was buying them anymore.

The F103GT is an awesome platform, as you can just use old TC tires and run some really hot laps, not to mention the great support still available for the F103 based cars.
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