pic: 1511 Presents Thunderous Prime

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Re: pic: 1511 Presents Thunderous Prime

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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Why omni's instead of standard 6wd drop center?

Sorry but drop center was a terrible idea.. whomever used it first. We used it our rookie year and were constantly fighting the rocking back and forth.. it was a nightmare to program and really never provided a single advantage over this 6wd. This 6wd has been fielded in several competitions, turns on a dime, is fast and is incredibly powerful (it shoved several big name teams off the 2006 ramps!) I cant see any advantage to using drop wheel... ick!

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