I've been learning a lot about how the buggy responds to changes, and I must say I'm very impressed with the feedback it gives you. With some vehicles in the past, I could make a small shock oil change and not really "feel" the difference on the track. Laptimes would help me decide if it was a good change or not, but with the 801X I can feel those small changes right away.

 This last weekend the track was very dry with a fine layer of dust on it. The car seemed a little loose with M2 bowties all the way around and 40wt front / 35wt in the back. Before my 3rd qualifyer I switched out to 35wt front and 30wt rear- the difference was amazing. The car was hooked much better, the increased weight transfer made a huge difference. 

 I reset the ride height to 24mm all the way around for the main and used 7k/7k/3k in the diffs. From my 3rd qualifying position I was right on first place from the start, and within a lap I had made the pass for the lead.  Because I was struggling with run time (engine tune to blame), I knew I would be making an extra pit stop for the 20 minute main so my main focus was to stay consistent and get as far out front as I could. Making my first pit before anyone else, I lost the lead temporarily, but gained it back when the others started making their first pit stops. From there, I pushed a little to get out as far as I could didn't relinquish the lead again. With 5 minutes to go, I was close to lapping second place so I made my final pit stop at that point and ended up taking the win by a good margin. 

 On that slick track, the 801X showed how well it responded to input both while driving and setup changes. I had also tried some AKA city blocks for the main, but this car with my setup seems to favor bow ties on this track as the AKA's proved to be a little slicker.

 For this week, I plan on playing with the diff oils more going thicker in the rear of the car and possbily lighter in the center diff just to see what the results are. I have the North RC Pro Series coming up August 7th, so I'm trying to make as many changes as I can in race environments so I can see how the car reacts. Nothing worse then getting to a new track and having no idea which way you need to go with your car to make it better.