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Originally Posted by super__dan
My take on what you said there is that you've paid 3/4 of the price of a TRF(that's the nice fancy one right?) but I would guess most racers would say still not as good, is that fair?
Would a hopped up Dark Force be better than a ZX5 or Academy SB2? I'm unlikely to ever drive any really so can't say for sure but I would doubt it?
I'll try my best to let it die from here as I fear this might all sound a bit argumentative, which was/is not my intention.
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yes, you could say the TRF is the better car, and if i was doing large tc meetings, i would buy the trf, but for running at club, the initial layout for the trf is just to much, with the ta05, there has been small upgrades over a period of time which makes it far more palletable to the wallet.
the dark Impact will never be good as the Kyosho or the Academy, but then we are talking about the durga, which has the 501x suspension, a very efficient drivetrain and all the adjustmens you need where as the dark impact didn't. so i would say that it would be just as competitive as the other cars.
I don't race big meetings, I got fed up of spending lots of money on gear to race for 30mins a day, so to me, and probably a lot of other people, the opportunity or buying a cheap car and being relatively competitive will be far more benneficial than having lots of top end cars to choose from. The durga fills a gaping hole in the market I think.
But to put a shot across your bows, I do think you are very blinkered in this subject and got to take the broader view of it, kits like this will make it far more accesible for people to get into racing to.