I had plenty of time behind the wheel of my buggy this weekend. Overall, I'm very pleased with how the car drove.
I have never driven my car at this particular track before this weekend, though I have driven other cars/classes at this same track, so I don't have any kind of baseline to compare the buggy against.
Friday night I raced the car. For night racing they sweep and water the track. After the sun sets the track holds the water like a champ and grip levels are moderately high. Unfortunately I didn't have the right tire for the track that night, so I didn't have as much rear traction as I'd have liked. I was running m3 calibers and everybody who was fast that night was raving about their jconcepts 3Ds. Even though I didn't have the rear grip I wanted, the car still felt decently planted. I tinkered around with camber link lengths and added a brass r/f hanger for more weight, but wasn't really able to make much of a difference.
I went back to the same track the next day for practice with a set of green barcodes since the track was so smooth. The track wasn't watered all day, but we did sweep the dust several times. With the green barcodes on the dry track, I had more grip in the back end than with the calibers. Another guy showed up with a brand new set of 3Ds on his car and instantly started raving about how good they were. The instant I got home I wasted no time ordering a set of 3Ds!
They should be here when I get back from my next business trip and I should be ready to mount them and race at the same track again. I've also got a 69t spur on the way so I can move the motor back further, too.