The day I saw it was in shock too lol but it works. The advantage is less line drag set in
bearings / more torque to the prop. He has the rigger set up for oval racing the wire drive
weighs less on the piston allowing an edge for faster acceleration once out of the turns.
Ran stable in the chop and wide open was getting 57 mph best pass per my radar.
Average passes 55 / 56. Most folks at the local club setup to turn fast with no lag consistency.