Originally Posted by
jammin32j
My question is to you all. Does all that light weight stuff help the average driver or hurt them. In my opinion a car with a little weight on it makes the car a little easier to drive. When you start getting the car lightened especially the drive train the car can tend to get real edgy. I guess what it all boils down to is personal preference.
Interesting that you ask that, as a R/C magazine recently tested that theory in detail (Xtreme R/C July 2010 issue).
They chose a D8 too, as the buggy in the test.
Universally, among all the testers, they were faster and more consistant with the lightened buggy.
Unless someone else does a test like that involving 4 different drivers, with a controlled enviroment, with before and after and shows differently, I would think the answer is obvious: lighter is better
