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Post by rangerg » Fri May 07, 2010 10:10 pm

So how did racing the Turbo Optima Mid SE compare to the souped up belt-drive Optima? I like the look of the rear drive Optimas, but was there a big jump in improvement going to the Turbo Mid SE?

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Post by rangerg » Sun May 09, 2010 8:32 pm

thanks TamiyaDan. I had a belt drive Optima and the maintenance you described was a pain (and the disassembly to work on anything). But, I love the Optimas and it sounds like I need to restore a Mid to see the differences.

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