Originally Posted by
Josh Cyrul
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#3 - Everyone compares the US turn out to the European turn out in Mod but everyone fails to take note - Much larger tracks, much lower traction and they are only on 5-cells!!! 5-cells with a 3.5 is a ton more drivable than even a 5.0 with a 7.4v Lipo. You don't have the expolsive bottom end that spins the tires so easily.
And there you have it, when they went to 5 cell, they also ended up with another phenomenom, they could actually dump, so now they have to gear to make the run time and manage their sets of controlled tires. Two things that have been missing from our racing for quite a while now. We have so much power available you can put in any motor you want and still make run time, where is the challange? The high capacity stuff has plainly made it too simple to overpower anything we have for cars right now. So saying mod was slower back then is sort of right if you take into account cornering capabilities, but pure straight line, I think it would still be a toss up. Its all just another example of how the new age racer will never experience the true essense of this hobby/sport. Oh for the good old days of 1700's.