Adam; yep... that Big Frank.
Inspector... I didn't catch the rubber bands, the pic quality is a bit low for my poor eye sight.
Some cars work better with slop. I have never had one work better with none. Odd.
Bigbot... Paragon GE should be your better choice. I think that rubber touring guys will use FXII from time to time.
Grenade... wouldn't be surprised if roar ups the min. weight to efra's. Yes, 880g is the old typo that still haunts the pages. 865g seems heavy to me, but it should be easily reachable by many without trying.
And since I am on a roll... many have been asking if I have a thrust kit for the Asc 12r5 that they will be doing the b/l 10r5 pod mod. Early indication is that my #109 Niftech thrust kit will work just fine for the Asc mod pod. I will be updating the Slapmaster website soon with some fitment info. The days of the "one size fits all" thrust kit are gone. This is what I have so far:
SMT #101 fits: Asc, IRS, CRC, CEFX, Speedmerchant, Asc 10R5 WGT
SMT #109 fits: Niftech 12th scale axles, Asc 12R5 w/ 10R5 pod (pending)
SMT #110 fits: most oval 10th scale chassis
SMT #120 fits: CRC GenX10 WGT
Brian