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Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder
i think that 6wd is a more agile drivtrain, it turns a bit easier, and is also a bit faster accelerating, due to less stuff needing to be accelerated. however an 8wd is generally beefier, more precise. i think they tend to be a bit slower turning, but also harder to turn. i noticed this year that we had little difficulty spinning some top teams with 6 wheel tank. however any 8wd teams we attempted to defend were much more difficult to knock of course, notably 610 and 691. if it were a game like overdrive, or this year, where speed kills, 6wd would probably perform slightly better. if it were a game like 2010 or aim high, i might choose 8wd due to the way it is less likely to be pushed.
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Look carefully at how an 8wd with the center two wheels dropped is built. Specifically their wheel base. Then look at 6wd. Then apply that thought to
this white paper. Does the math support your hypothesis? If not what other factors could be coming into play?