Changes

Since the last time I posted until now, I was looking for a setup that I can stay with and basically race with. My car was handling pretty good already after installing the disk damper but the tires I was using were not consistent enough for me. It seems like everytime I drive the car, I have to change my driving style or settings on the radio. I was using PN 15º up front and PN 8º in the rear. While racing last friday, I decided to try the kyosho 20º slick tires in the back and I was surprised at how sticky they were. I ran the 2 qualifying sessions with the PN 8s and ran in the B main with the kyoshos. The car was pushing like crazy because the rear tires were so sticky. Even then I still did better than qualifying.

I had a chance to run again at the PN track earlier tonight and wanted to make the steering response better. I remember when I ran +1 offset in the front and +2 in the back, the steering response was awesome. Since I'm running +1 all the way around now, I tried the 0 offset F50 rims up front. Steering response is back and the grip was still there. So I bought some black PN wheels before I left the track. I'm pretty happy with the car's performance and I hope the kyosho tires would hold up til the diff gear starts rubbing on the RCP. I don't really care about tire life as long as they would stay consistent from start to finish. This is how the car looks now.



The Airtronics M8 is another welcomed change. I went from the stock KT-5 to this and it has solved the problems I was having. 1st problem I had with the stock radio was the throttle. It seems to only go from full stop (idle) to full throttle and nothing in between. I can now pull the trigger halfway and my car would only go half as fast lol. This really helps me out a lot on the slow sections of the track. The other problem I had with the stock radio was the steering. The steering radius when going left is smaller than when going right. I can now adjust the steering end points with the M8 and my left and right steering radius is pretty much the same. I don't know if I'm suffering from the placebo effect but my car seems a lot easier to drive. Here's a pic of my new (to me) radio.


I was this close to calling it a good night but my car started acting up before the track closed. My car wouldn't go forward anymore. I checked the radio settings and pretty much everything else I can without opening the car but I don't see anything damaged or broken. Looks like I have to go visit dr Rod M.D.