Hi all!
Thanks for the interest and for the PM's
of course it’s not a shelf queen.
The car goes very (very!) well. I've tested it at an indoor dirt track we have near Paris and also on AstroTurf at the Kampenhout Belgium GP.
The car is awesome on both tracks. I’m the first surprised, as looking at the layout of the car, I really didn't know what expecting of such a curious thing
On the slippery dirt track, it handles better than my 511. The front end is really really ace and the rear end is locked on the track.
Compared to the 511, I feel as well the more weight at the rear, but the car is not unbalanced for all that. I just have to drive smoother than the 511 as the front end gives much more corner in/mid and out.
The adjustment of the front camber links affect a lot the handling of the car and is critical for fast lap times.
The rear end oil has to be harder than a B44 + shocks slightly more angled.
The other setups are quite similar.
On astro at Kampenhout, I had a great car too.
I suffered of too much corner in at the beginning, with many rolls in turns.
I put AKA inserts in the front minispikes instead of the tubbies, cut some spike rows and that was perfect.
My result was a bit disappointing for me as I’m not familiar with astro, and I suffered of a little slower car in the last qualifying rounds compared to the astro experts who know very well the changing track conditions (drier and drier) and how to adapt the cars in consequence.
But in my bests qualifying heats (2 and 3), without one mistake, I would have expected some 10th-12th places, which is very promising for the future.
The overall weight is also incredibly low. I was at 1525g with Schum minispikes + the undertray and had to put 65g of lead to reach the limit allowed.
To end with this little feedback, I would say that Team Azarashi have taken a great direction with this layout as we see the other manufacturers are following quite the same way (Kyosho, HB, ….)
+ my Kampenhout setup sheet.
