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So got to get my CAL3.1 out there for some racing action. I did a light shake down at my local track, nothing major came to mind for changes other than springs for the rear that better fit our track (stiffer yellow V2 rears, original had gone with blue V2s).

The CAL3.1 got its first test as part of Round # 4 at the RC Underground Track in Warren MN. The conditions there are older CRC Gray ozite carpet from what I understand that can be bumpy underneath at times. Pretty big jumps with flat landings that can happen and a pretty nice new wall ride as can be seen here:




There is a section that basically you took as a quad jump with very short landing ramps and a triple with the same going into a turn. This section could be very difficult to master and costly if you hit it wrong.

After doing some laps I ended up going back to my original base setup which was mainly changing the springs and I went with a different set of tires that offered a bit more side grip. Rest was pretty much what I had tested out locally.

In comparison to my previous CAL3 with some .1 changes, I was shocked how stable the car was and how muh steering I had on and offpower. A section that at times folks were having some issues consistently clearly as a full double they would just single single, I was able to pretty much do it all the time with little run up as the felt would just plant the landing and go.

By Second heat, I was able to put a full lap over the rest as the TQ.

In the main, without getting a bit out of sorts about midway, the car had it in it to do that again. I ended up however keeping ahead of the competition even with some mental errors and finished 1st. Heck of a car!

Here is the setup from that event