Originally Posted by
bkillion
Hey guys I have been racing for about a year now and getting better pretty quickly since changing to Tekno. I feel like I have a good understanding of setup and what different changes do to the truck. I'm looking to take it to the next level and want to get better at making setup changes after qualifiers and before the main's. My question to all of you seasoned veterans, what are the main things you concentrate on when making adjustments after a qualifier if needed. I'm trying to get a feel for what I should be looking for and what I should be focused on with setup changes. I understand tires is one of them, and that's something I do now but looking for other tips on what I should be paying attention to during the race that I may need to address after a qualifier. Hope this makes sense. I see racers making changes all the time and getting better as the day goes on, so I feel like I'm missing something other than tires.
Also, how much do you change setup between outdoor and indoor? Tires I know are usually one place but what other things do you change, shock mounting location, shock oil, ride height, etc.
I'm no seasoned pro, but will share my thoughts:
Between heats during qualifying outdoors I mainly pay attention to changing track conditions and match tire choice. Biggest difference is when it gets late in the evening I change to a smaller and closer together pins or clay tires when the dust starts to stick to the track better, during the day depends on when they last blew it off or wet it, then how many races after the last track prep etc. and switch between big lugs and small lugs depending on how dusty or chunky it is.
I don't change much otherwise unless I simply can't race as is or if I know exactly what to change and what it will do. If TQ is based on best run and not an average I may make a change later on to shoot for TQ if I already have a good run under my belt.