How many of you have seen this buggy?
http://www.shengines.com/Z-CAR/ABOUTUS_zcar.htm
Hobby People, type "z-car" into search, it's the first item
It looks pretty good! There's one in stock at the LHS in which I work, and I very much want to buy it. There are a number of features that set it apart from the average 1/8 buggy, I'll try to list as many as possible, that I can see from the pics:
-REAR DIFF-MOUNTED DISCK BRAKE
-cool non-hex wheel hubs should grab wheels much better and prevent wheel stripping with their wheels (I've stripped 17mm wheels when the wheel nut loosens)
-lower pillow-ball on the front, with upper ball joint should allow for some awesome and easy adjustability
-nice looking shocks (big bore) and milled out shock towers
-chassis has A LOT of material removed, hopefully that makes it nice and light
-interesting way of capturing hinge pins (no e-clips!)
-rear caster is adjusted by a single plate, looks easier than using little inserts in hinge pin plates
The most intriguing thing to me is the first item on the list. RC-Monster Mike and I discussed this feature on buggies. Basically, having the brake there keeps it away from the center diff, so you have more room for a brake servo, and you can also get away with a mini servo. Then, you use the rear brake with a combination of motor brake, so that you still have strong braking, but also have an adjustable rear bias to pitch the rear end into turns.