The Matrix Concepts carbon fiber losi 8ight chassis

[Ryu James]

i started making my own carbon chassis' last fall and have loved them. with the exception of my 1/5 all my conversions have carbon chassis and have held up very well. in fact, the 3mm carbon chassis on my rc8t took a major beating one night and never had an issue: our track had just got a huge skateboard style wood jump installed a few weeks ago. the first night racing i couldnt resist trying to pull some back flips. in the races the 1/8s typically have to hit this jump very slow to avoid major air time and breaking your car. anyway, i hit the jump and pulled a large back flip. next lap i did a double back flip, and the next lap i did a triple. needless to say to pull a triple back flip you have to be like 30ft high. so i was catching huge air, like XXXmain type stuff. i did not land on my wheels everytime and despite the hard landings and crashes i took my chassis just kept on going. so i am a firm believer in carbon fiber chassis. i wanted to make my own available to the masses but have had trouble getting everything setup to machine them in large quantities. also, my carbon chassis' weigh nearly 6 ounces less than the aluminum chassis. i have never used MC carbon parts but my own rides are equiped with carbon all over and i have never been disappointed.