Two items,

1) Last month I was asking about how to get my M05 to handle better. Thank you all for your help and Granpa who PM'd me some great tips. Previously I could not get above the 3rd or 4th spot, usually coming in 4th or 5th (out of about 10). With the tips given and also changing my body my car felt really planted. Our track can be sticky and my car would roll over if I pushed it hard enough. Not this past weekend. I was able to actually get a #2 spot in qualifying and #4 in the mains (realize the mains are all that count). But getting a #2 was a first for me and my #4 felt really good. The top guys are really good, I felt I was right on their heels the entire race.

At this point I think it is just their skill level that is keeping me from catching them. Also my car was diffing out a bit. I have a ball diff' but this is where I was losing some momentum. Again, this may be my technique in stopping too hard. W my TC car I can push hard on the brakes and accelerator w/ no issue. W/ the Mini I think I need to finesse it a bit more and let it roll through the corners to keep that momentum. I was doing that but need to be consistent w/ not braking but rather rolling through hard corners. All in all I am pleased w/ my setup though. It feels right. Thank you all for your help!

2) we are switching to 21t brushless next year, this was asked a few posts ago. Is there a recommended setup? Any favorite motor/esc combos (roar and tcs legal).