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06-04-2003, 03:22 AM

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Re: Re: Something good on MYTSN

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Originally posted by InitialD
Mark, that's the guru of all gurus you're talking about Art Carbonell is a former 1/8th scale world champ and he works full time mostly as a chief mechanic for Team Serpent USA. You'll see him in the big races only. Most of the modifications and upgrades that you now see on the 705 are in fact some of the ideas that he and Serpent USA contributed.

Then again, take the article with a pinch of salt. It was done way back when Impulse Streetspec came out. However, most still apply though.

Some of us back in the non HPI forum days were already using 705 parts before 705 came out !! Someone got a list of tips and modifications done on the team's Impulse PRO and passed it on to us. Yes, this is because most of the upgraded parts on the 705 come from the Impact expecially when you look at the pulleys. Parts of the new Centax clutch is mostly R&D done by him.

Yeah, and most people dont know he was the first person to make a 1:8th car with the fully independent suspension we are all using now way back in the early '70s. He started the project when he was known as Team Delta (his own cars) but after a little unsuccessful trying he handed to project to Jake Jacobs to finish. They got it running but it was reliable so the project was scrapped. AMPS then became the first company to mass produce a reliable independant suspension car which they debuted at the 1981 World Championships in Australia

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