Originally Posted by
Glinzo
Now getting philosophical:
Reading enough about this evo (6) and TB-03(R) hype i still have a question:
Will shaft driven cars ever take the lead again?
I think we are on a good way. But aren't there general physical problems (torque steer e. g.) while running shaft driven cars compared to belt driven cars?
Or did developement a fast step forward to bring shaft driven cars back to the level of of belt driven cars? Torque steer doesn't seem to be a problem anymore after all the mods and improvements a (tamiya) car has received.
I dont't find a conclusion by now.
The general question is: Were they all wrong setting up belt driven systems?
What do you think about this?
I might be wrong, but don't 1:1 road cars (e.g. Veyron) also uses prop shaft to drive its front wheels?
I think if we set the corner weights right, it will provide uniform grip between the 2 pairs of tyres. This will yield balanced grip to propel and corner. Coupled with sensible suspension setups, torque steer probably will not be evident or corrupt our shaft cars' excellent performance!
Cheers!!