Originally Posted by Anthony.L
T-bar on asphalt all the way. The pod link cars (aka Carpet Knife) don't handle bumps as well which are more common in asphalt tracks. Not to say they don't work, but that's been my experience.
I would look into the CRC T-Force (with thinner chassis, not the kit one), Associated 12L4, and the new Masami Yokomo.
The boyz running L4's down here are always breaking the cheap fiberglass t-plate...this sucks, and forces one to use saddle pack type battery set ups, and takes space on the car. Tha's why I dont like the t-plate. However, when I drove the AH12 conversion for L4, the car handled much better and much easier to drive than the regular t-plate L4. Ever since I prefer the pod link style, like the AH12 or Carpet knife, since it seems easier to drive for me, and you can use 4 cell side by side set up and use straps or batt tray systems rather then the pesky tape. Also, in case of a hard crash, I noticed that 9/10 times, the L4 type car ended up breaking the t-plate.