Sorry Jim, but brushless and it's language is not in my vocabulary, so was unaware of the fact that you had adopted a slower system than the Australian system.

I have a feeling that our differing opinions on the effect bodies have is due to the different surfaces we run on. You race on carpet and the track I race on is outdoor asphalt with low to, at best, medium grip. I also believe from previous conversations, your track is considerably smaller. True, that in all racing, it does come down to set up and driving whether it's at your track or mine. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your viewpoint, I have the additional tool of being able change the body to assist me in getting the type of handling I want.

Having never run at your track, I cannot say with any degree of certainty, that bodies will have any effect at all there. Also, I haven't a clue as to what you may consider to be normal speeds. I do, with absolute certainty, know that the Silvercans we are required to run now are the same as the stock ones you are familiar with. Neither can you say, having never run at the Tamiya track, that different bodies do not affect the handling of a Mini.