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blacksabbath070, I tried to make the direct drive work today. I attached the axle by using a thin wire which was looped around the axle in two places, and then pulled through the holes that are in the back of the chassis just behind the motor. This was just a proof of concept test, as obviously the bodies wouldn't fit with this extended wheelbase. The wheels appeared to spin extremely fast with no load, but when the car was placed on the floor, its top speed seemed the same or less than normal, as apparently the load was too great. The direction was reversed due to the omission of the step down gear. Interestingly, the car seemed to move significantly faster in reverse. If I had a wide range of gears to play with, it may be possible to come up with a good ratio, but using BC-G gears the gearing was too much for the motor to handle. Looking forward to seeing what comes of the belt-drive BC-G!
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