Originally Posted by
DS Motorsport
It's a original design, but now you lost a lot of weight which is normally right in the centre of the car.
I guess you must run i lipo in the car otherwise you have too much weight which is completely of the centre line of the car.
The modern lipo battery's are small enough to fit underneath the tank, even in the 7xx configuration.
But off course it's better then the same old again like most manufactures are doing.
Hope to see a lot more serpents back to the track because currently it's just plain boring with all the xray's.
No need for lipo as the left/right weight distribution is good with the standard type battery in this position.
This setup may suggest the polar moment of inertia (defined by how far each part of the car is from the cg multiplied by it's weight is higher than when the battery is under the tank.
However if you take into account that the battery only moves about 20mm and most parts like the engine drivetrain and especially wheels (they have a huge influence on polar moment which is why the lightweight wheels are an advantage) the difference is minimal. And more than compensated by the lower cg.