Shaft and Belt drive cars react different when the throttle is put on. A shaft drive car has drive instantly where a belt drive will take time to put the power down ( belts stretching). Also with the position of the motor efects the car on initial throttle input, on the shaft drive motor from back to front the car can vear from left to right efects of the motor spinning that way. where the belt drive car motor going across the shift is from front to back.
Thats how I thing it works anyway.
