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Originally Posted by x313
I don't think the B4 will do you any favours indoors, the recent crop of "high grip" cars will put you at a disadvantage, unless you are some sort of superstar you may be better off either converting it or swapping to something more modern..
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There are often 2 viewpoints, and on this occasion mine is opposite to yours
I know the tracks Martin has been racing on and the grip (certainly at one venue) is far from high. Its more polished floor up here than carpeted surfaces
To this end the B4 as a rear motored car could well be considered an advantage!
The age of the chassis isn't everything, more so to the average club driver not trying to extract the last tenth from the car. The point was highlighted at one of our Xmas events when a decent driver (F1 licence holder) ran a 20 yr old RC10 gold tub in the vintage class. He was consistently lapping within 1 second of the pace he ran with a fully modern 2wd!
I too still from time to time dig out the original oOple X5 review car from what maybe 2006?? I can genuinely say I am still on the pace with this compared to the times I could potentially run with the latest 4wd
Martin, If you genuinely believe its the car (rather than just finding the sweet setup which suits you) feel free to borrow mine or Jon's car for a heat to feel if there is a difference?