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Only just caught up with this thread.....

First thoughts are that a large proportion of the people that have commented haven’t actually owned/driven a Laser FS......Surely?

Secondly the results a car achieves at nationals etc is not an accurate reflection of how "good" a car is - it mean's the car was good enough obviously but the driver won the race.

I have run a Durango previously, I’ve had a 501x, pal's have run Cat's and B-max's so I have an understanding of each car including materials, design, engineering precision, how they perform, how strong they are and of course what they are like to work on.

Looking at a Lazer FS and for me its clear the engineering is simply better. Admittedly it does look like other similar cars, say a B-Max and whilst running a Durango i would often take the piss of MattB (FS) calling it a plastic piece of sh**t.

MattB often had the last laugh when either the durango broke or he beat me! - yes he was slightly better, however we have all now realised that the Lazer goes a huge way toward helping you get the car round the track smoothly whilst reducing errors which is what ultimately makes you quick.

I have definitely improved simply from changing to the Lazer and Budfish has done the same. I would challenge anyone to drive my Lazer and not think it was extremely smooth, predictable and generally easy to drive.

Plenty of people (including better driver’s than me) comment how smooth the Lazer look's on the track, they really do seem far more stable - i guess that the triple velvets help a lot there - triple velvets must be the best shock? they do not leak and no other car i know soaks up bumps like a Lazer.

I accept that i don’t actually know what a top-level driver requires from a car (not being one) so perhaps i cant judge whether they would like it? of course the Lazer FS designer did very well at top level recently, as did Rich Cree so the car is clearly able to perform at any level - as i have already said result's do not provide an accurate reflection of how good a car is.

Durability/reliability?

Easy answer Lazer's don’t break as much, they don’t require quite the same level of maintenance as other cars, partly because the materials seem better (im no scientist like!) and partly because the level of engineering and manufacturing is higher than any other car i have seen.

My advice is drive a Lazer before you make a choice so you can actually make up your own mind - i guarantee you will be surprised and impressed.

If we are ever at the same track you are welcome to try mine

They are most definitely a seriously underrated car and there are a lot of “average” drivers out there that would suddenly improve by changing to a Lazer