Got to race the car last weekend. I managed to find even more pace out of it. I managed to be a mere 2 tenth slower than the local fast guy (he's a much better driver than I am!) but more importantly I was able to drive the car fast with good consistency. Unfortunately, by the time the final was run, the grip got quite a bit higher and the car had a slight push that costed me the second place.

Few things I found out during the race day:
- When you set the camber, be careful when tightening the screw under, the kingpin can turn slightly and change the camber a bit if you tighten too hard.
- The champfer behind the spur gear on the wing mount is really recommended. Under certain circumstances, the spur can definitely rub on the carbon piece and you will strip your spur in no time.
- Axon DTS spur gears are a direct fit and, in my opinion, are more durable than the stock spur gear.
-Unless you can run a really big pinion, spurs smaller than 96 teeth cannot be used, the motor cannot be moved close enough for the pinion to mesh properly with the spur.
- Montech front wings will fit if you break the stock wing, but you will need to make the part that screws on the chassis thiner and the front body post will be off so you have to make another hole in the body.
-The body is really really thin... It cracks easily.
-The car is extremely light, I had to add over 120g to make the weight with an ULCG shorty. I'm thinking to try with a regular sized shorty to see how the car behaves.
-Car is quite sturdy as I had a couple hard taps with the wall and no breaks to report other than my front wing (and I thaink I would have broken pretty much any wing with that hit). Just make sure to check your camber if your front end taps the wall, camber will shift.
-The damper plastic pivots can move and twist under certain circumstances. Make sure they stay straight as if they twist, the damper rods may disconnect and the car's handling will get erratic. I found that putting a tiny drop of CA once the pivot is installed helps to keep it straight.

At my next race, I'll play with caster, side springs and damper oil to see how the car reacts to these changes. Last weekend, I focussed mainly on getting to drive the car consistently and getting confident with it.

Martin Paradis