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Old 02-08-2009 | 11:53 AM
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jdeadman
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Originally Posted by Ricky/C
Hi guys, I got myself a Carpet Knife

Has anyone got a few tips or tricks?! My ESC is broken at the mo, so I couldn't run it yet?
Welcome to the club.

I am also new (started racing the CK 3.2R in November) And I love it. It may not be as good as the GenX but I have made some inprovements.

The first thing I would do it tear the car totally down if it was used. Check to see if the chassis is flat and true. (no warping o twisting)

If that looks good take a look at mark Payne's blog on setting up the 3.2

read this first http://markpayneblog.blogspot.com/20...g-and-pod.html

Then this one http://markpayneblog.blogspot.com/20...c-balance.html

After that if you have the GenX Pro-strut front end then he also has a building of that one too.

Great racing starts with a very precise car. but the biggest thing I think anyone will tell you is

1) Practice
2) talk to your fellow racers about what to run as in tires, compound, springs etc.
3) Practice
4) Practice
5) take your time setting up your car and getting it to where you like it's handling. not everyone drives the same.
6) Practice

Repeat
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