40+ Buggy? SDRC Saturday 10/29/16

I decided to race in the 40+ Buggy class while testing a few setup changes and tires. 

I changed to softer rear springs on my 22, which were the gray low frequency springs with a rate of 1.96 lbs/in. I also raised the ride height from 21mm to 23mm. These changes should increase the rear grip. 

I guess my changes worked!  I turned a 17.6 fast lap and a 17:15 run. This was faster than the expert stock buggy TQ!

In the second round I decided to try some new rear gold dirt webs. Oh right I'm trying dirt webs again!  Lol!  These new tires were about 0.5 seconds slower for my fast lap compared to the 1st round. 

Our main was the 2nd heat this time , so the track would be a little more damp compared to qualifying, where our class was the 5th heat. I decided to switch back to my older set of rear dirt webs, which were clearly faster than my new set.  This turned out to be the right choice as my fast lap went down to 17.3 and I win the race by taking over the lead, when the 1st and 2nd place cars crashed with about 2 laps left :)

Back to Expert Stock Buggy

Saturday 10/22/16 would be my first time in the "refreshed" layout. The track was running in reverse and 3 features were changed so that the cars could go backwarda on the current layout. I think it was better the other direction :-/

I had planned on racing 40+ buggy, but when I overheard some of the mod guys dropping in to teat their 13.5 cars for the upcoming Top Gun race, I switched back to expert stock buggy instead. Oh well. 

I blew out on the main, clipping a pipe and getting stuck early causing a pile up. Lol. Oh well.

I haven't been motivated to do well at club racin since the freebie race at the beginning of the month. At least I have a good time hanging out with my friends :)

13.5 Buggy?! SDRC Raceway 10/15/16

My friend talked a few of us into running 13.5 buggy so we could just race each other,. Lol!  It was fun!  But no challenge for me :).  Maybe I'll go back to expert stock buggy next weekend?  There was also a 40+ buggy class.  But most of the guys in there are not that fast.

The guys made me start on the 10th grid spot while they all started at the other end of the straight. I managed to catch them by the end of the 1st lap. But I caused an early crash, so I waited. This allowed the leader to open a big gap, which I managed to close by the last lap, then took over the lead when he crashed!  Two of the guys beat me on fast lap though. I wasn't happy about that. Lol!

Friday night blowout! 10/14/16

I ended up in the B main due to so-so qualifying runs on balding tires.

In the B main I get rear ended coming into the quad, then bobble and crash a few time, so I decided to practice making the triple!  I landed it about 5 times total. It was fun!  Lol!

Wednesday night racing?! 10/12/16

I was talked into racing Wednesday night at SDRC. I would only go if I could borrow some tools and a charger. This way I would only need to bring my car, radio, battery, and a couple sets of tires :). Then I could skip hauling my roller bag up and down the stairs!  I need to lighten that thing!

I crashed a few times :(. I was also running balding 2.4" electrons about to peel off the wheels. 

Two cars dropped out for the 2nd round, so I had an empty track to run on!  I didn't crash a all and ended up winning the heat, turned my fastest 5 minute run (17:14), and TQ'd!  I only held onto it though until the next hear ran. Lol!

I started 2nd, but would finish 4th after shorting the 1st double and crashing.  I also have the race on video!