Martin Hudy: The NT1 platform is our most successful platform when it comes to the amount of victories it has collected, including World Champion title, European Champion titles as well as hundreds of National Champion titles over the years. Since we released the car in 2007, every year we have brought out a new updated version, however for the past 8 years the platform has stayed pretty much the same with many of the parts still being fully cross-compatible. It is really a joy to work on new improvements for the car while the platform itself has been fully competitive with anything else on the market. It is still the most popular car, but at the same time there are not many things to change. Feedback on the NT1 from customers and racers all around the world is very positive about almost anything on the car, including its durability and handling. This actually makes development more challenging when things are working so well!
For 2014 the major changes are the result of the new tyre rule which required me to redesign several important parts. As the car itself has been working very well I did not have it in mind to change anything with respect to the geometry. Because of the new tyre rule of using larger tyres with no additives, I needed to change the shocks back to long versions, redesign the chassis to make the car more stable, and improve the 2-speed transmission as well. There are several other improvements made which we will present to the public shortly.
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