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Old 06-27-2012, 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by caltek1
Granpa,

Found out that by running Tamiya S grip tyres with soft springs and low weight oil made my MO5L work really well on a high grip track, in a high temperature environment. The best idea was to run new tyres up front and old worn tyres on the rear. I used red springs up front and yellow springs on the rear, with the front shocks laid fully over and a 2-3mm ride height. Track was super smooth.

Mind you I will post pictures up later, however my car had been cut and shut to meet a 1200 weight car limit and use large capacity batteries.

I certainly learned a lot from the other drivers at the meeting and know I can improve more. I qualified fifth and finished seventh overall in the A final.

Pretty happy with this result.

Later,

Calvin.
hey calvin - I'm guessing the softer setup theory would work on a M05M as well?
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