Originally Posted by
SCTDan
There is a kid at our track who was running a stock SC10 4X4 with no sway bars, no brace, stock slipper glazed and slipping, and bald tires turning faster lap times than 75% of the guys at the track. Refer to "practice more and eat cheese" (I don't eat the cheese but do practice)

I work on stuff I can measure and control, and do my best to minimize the rest.
The most important tools in my toolbox are (in no particular order) chassis scales, the leveled setup board, the ride height gauge, a 30' Stanley tape measure, the stopwatch, and my brain.