Bender, You've got to be kidding me...
I've had old Lazers, they run well but if you think that the picture you posted is a legitimate prototype then the comment about what they are running in Japan has to be taken with a grain of salt. You have no idea how similar or not these cars were to the "old" Lazers which were conventional designs.
New technologies? Ummm, suspension geometry to handle the extremely different tire technologies? The use of molded carbon fiber? Differentials that last? Simplified designs that are easy to work on? adjustable roll centers? (you had to do this with a drill on the original RC10). Try running a B3 against a B4, against an equal driver you'll be smoked by a lap.
Yes, I have seen a Durango. Have you? The drive shafts span across a distance MUCH shorter than the length of a 6 cell side by side pack and the motor is in a much different position which allows there to be a pinion/spur frona and rear gearbox like a TC3. Not a similar design at all.
Last edited by Davidka; 02-02-2006 at 06:30 AM.