to a degree I'd agree with you nick, but big companies also have to make compromises to sell cars which a smaller company or individual might not have to.
They have to use their shocks, they have to use a certain style / offset of wheel (or people wont buy it) they have to arrange the cells so a tamiya style pack will fit, maybe they have to make it so it can be made into a truck version. They have to make it strong and easy to work on.
All those things and plenty more can compromise the ultimate performance of the car I think. So someone building a car for their own uses / limited sales, can ignore most of that and just concentrate on building a good buggy using the best of whats readily available (from any and all manufacturers) and building the rest to the spec that works best where it counts, on the track.
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