B&B: There is nothing weak on the new CRC Knife prototype. I have looked at Tom Firsching's prototype car extensively, and it is built like a tank. If you notice, the car uses 4 standoff posts in the rear to support the rear tweak plate and damper tubes, so it is much stronger than a design that uses 2 standoffs. The 1-piece side links are also far stronger than the 3-piece type.

As far as a release date, there have been several different prototypes of the car kicking around the CRC "skunkworks" since the end of last summer. I would not expect Frank to release a new product until he is 100% satisfied that the new product has all the adjustability and user-friendliness that he demands, and that the new car has a performance advantage over the old car.

Rick: Mounting the shock upside down ensures the piston is always sitting as deep in the oil as possible. If the shock were to leak or there was an air bubble inside, it would be at the opposite end of the shock body as the piston. This is probably the same reason all off-road vehicles mount their shocks with the shock shafts pointing downward.

Not sure about the capacitor.