As you have read in previous posts, I've been working on the set up of the upgraded S1 after changing the oils in both diffs. I recently had two really poor outings at my local club and another which we occasionally visit. I found the car was hooking, almost handbrake turning into tight corners which made it difficult to drive. I decided that the car needed a strip down, clean up and re-build. This was duely done with all suspension parts removed and cleaned, shocks cleaned and oils checked, and a couple of changes made to the car :
I took the car to the track last Thursday and the change was amazing. I comfortably won my three heats with really quick times, and am confident my times would have challenged the fast lads had I been in a quicker heat and not had to overtake back markers on most laps, including a buggy ( everyone has to race somewhere !!). My fastest lap was 0.2 slower that the fastest drivers, but I could see on the rest of my lap times where I had encountered back markers with up to half a second being added to the lap times.
The car was planted and predictable, and I was able to place the car exactly where I wanted it on the track, and was able to go really close to the corners on the tight track which had a number of 180degree corners. I have added the set up sheet in the set up sheet area of the blog.
I look forward to my next race this week where I hope I can get a bit closer to the faster drivers. I will video the races next time and add some footage to the blog.
- Changed front springs from Xray silver to Xray blue to calm the car down
- Changed rear diff oil back to 5000 thickness
- Front suspension toe blocks changed to 0degrees from the 1degree ones
- Front camber changed from -2degrees to -1
I took the car to the track last Thursday and the change was amazing. I comfortably won my three heats with really quick times, and am confident my times would have challenged the fast lads had I been in a quicker heat and not had to overtake back markers on most laps, including a buggy ( everyone has to race somewhere !!). My fastest lap was 0.2 slower that the fastest drivers, but I could see on the rest of my lap times where I had encountered back markers with up to half a second being added to the lap times.
The car was planted and predictable, and I was able to place the car exactly where I wanted it on the track, and was able to go really close to the corners on the tight track which had a number of 180degree corners. I have added the set up sheet in the set up sheet area of the blog.
I look forward to my next race this week where I hope I can get a bit closer to the faster drivers. I will video the races next time and add some footage to the blog.
