1st race update : southport indoors
took it out in practice, with worn minipins,and added approx 80grams in weight to the rear, and it was surprisingly good for a first run, althoudh the rear end did feel lose. i passed the transmitter to the local quickest driver, he took it out for a few laps, and pushed it a lot harder than i could, Chris's comment was that it needed new tyres on the rear, to stop it stepping out. so for the heats i put some new rubber on.
I'd entered into the 4wd heat, just in case it broke, and so i could finish the meeting with the SX. All 3 rounds i performed very consistantly, and i was giving some of the 4wd's a run for there money. The cars got loads of turn in and putting new tyres on really helped, and allowed me to push it a little harder.
i also passed the transmitter to Baz Weldon after the first round, and he said it drives similar to an x-6, but its a bit light at the rear, all in all, i'm VERY happy with it, considering i did nothing with the set up.
the next thing to happen with this creation, will be chassis no.2 for the test driver and then new gearbox housing, which will move the the weight further back.. i can't wait.
Jay
