Ready for the TRF201

Posted by: rcaster

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I've been doing a ton of running lately at both OCRC and WCRC raceways, getting the track time and knowledge to get a running start with the TRF201.  I am really excited for the release of our new 2wd buggy, from the pictures it looks as if it should be a real competitor.

My main concern is to have the knowledge to be able to answer any questions that should come my way about the car when it arrives, and I feel I'm definitely on the right track.

OCRC is a pretty consistent medium bite track, changes a slight bit throughout the day but you can pretty much get away with running 1 set of tires without having to make changes as the grip changes.  WCRC is a very high bite track when it's wet, but the grip really goes away as it dries out.  The advantage there is it gives me the opportunity to run on 2 extremely different track conditions throughout the day.  I've also been able to make it up to Hot Rod Hobbies for a JBRL race in which the track actually formed a blue groove condition and had really high bite while the sun was out.

I just got home from a club race at WCRC which had a 10 minute main, definitely not used to that from my normal 5 minute experience on the asphalt side of things, but it was a blast.  Going to head to one of the tracks on this Friday for more club racing, and then the same on Sunday.  Having a lot of fun running off-road!

Randy