[The Bod]

A great night as always at Ribble.

I have taken the same 'go slow at first' approach with Oliver and it is working. He is handling the B4 so much better and was demonstrated with his first win in a final (well chuffed).

My saga still continues. First round was a non-starter due to a school boy error - wiring motor up wrong at midnight on Thursday, hence no forward power. After a quick resolder using Ian's super hot gas soldering iron (thanks again) I was on the start for Round 2. This started well and managed to squeeze in a 13 lapper, with my rear end still slipping about. Round 3 started ok until being taken out on the straight and ending up in the wall (thanks Harry :-)) resulting in my receiver in bits, ending my race. During these 3 laps I used a set of rear foams that Matthew Kettle is trialling from Schumacher. They seemed to stop the rear end slides and were working well.

Anyway, managed to start P6 in the C Final. A great race and managed a 3rd with 15 laps. Car felt great and was solid to the track. Think the foams worked excellently, giving continuous grip throughout the 4 minutes. Just need to purchase some now when commercially available. All in all, a fun night with smiles in the car home. Well done RVRCCC