Ha! Thanks for the input, fellas. I have no doubt that the car is pure genius, I am really just not at that level yet. I only started racing last year and I was DFL every race. I was constantly being marshalled. I had to figure out what to do with all that lipo/brushless power!
I am now in my second year of summer buggy racing and things are going a lot better. I can do a whole race with out being marshalled and I even got 3rd once from 8th on the grid by staying cool through the first lap mayhem and then not crashing for the rest of the race.
Anyway, for the upcoming 2nd year of winter VTA racing I am going to concentrate on the fundamentals with equipment that other people at the track, who have great patience with me, can help me tune.
Perhaps next year I will be back in this forum as I prepare for year 3!
Thanks!