Well the last 2 weeks were tons of fun. Raced a new track in the Fl scene OCP. Fun fast track, a mini wire grass. Fast flowing and fun. Some fantastic talent out at the track as well.

This weekend we raced at our local track and we also had some great talent show up. I was able to qualify in the top 5 in both events. However some a arm gremlins decided to pay me a visit and chew through 3 rear arms. Oh well.

However after lots of work and attention to detail I do have a few pit tips for those that are interested. These tips are for the regular guys like myself that compete with some of the best local talent around. I do not know if these tips are Lutzinator approved but I will toss them out there anyways.

first tip: When building my shocks I have found that 1.3 pistons work the best all around. However I was not happy about how high the fluids were running during the hot weather. I will use terms that everyone is familiar with in shock weights. During the peak summer I was using 80 and 90 weight oils 650 -900 depending on the brand. Anyways my chassis would still bottom out over the larger stuff. I have found filling in 2 of the 6  holes in the 1.3 with my soldiering gun really helps. This makes the shocks more progressive and equalizes out the dampening . This is my own opinion and some may disagree but it works very well for me. Combine this with the medium springs up front and some firms in the rear on the truck. This also allows you to run more conventional oils like 55 and 45 200-350 which most racers are more experienced with. Some may find that they want the rear end to react quicker this can be accomplished by running 1.4s with 2 hole filled in. Hope this helps

second tip: I have found when shimming my front and rear diffs it is very helpful to put a 2mm shim behind the pinion gear. This helps to keep the back lash more consistent between maintenance.

More tips to come in my next blog. Happy Racing

Remember when on the drivers stand Keep your cool so you do not look like a complete tool!!!!!!!! They are only toy cars Ya right