GT40 Tuneup update

 I ran two of the three cars that I had planned on running after the race to see if I could get any more out of them. Two of them, the #66 Chaparral and the Porsche 962C both improved by .2 seconds on their lap time, which was great for both cars. I didn't, at the time, run the GT40 because I was in a rush. So I ran it this morning. 

The race itself was good, and I felt like he set a pretty good pace. I discovered that he's a little lighter in the nose than the other two GT40s are. It's especially noticeable on the overpass. Instead of going over at a relatively parallel plain, the front lifted, causing the car to de-slot three times. It also crashed once on Turn 1. None of the other cars have lifted like that, so I'm going to be putting some lead in. That lifting could be indicative of other issues, and could certainly affect overall performance. 

Official Race Time: 5:54.37   Lap Time: 7.08

Post-Race Checkup: 5:39.09  Lap Time: 6.78

So that brought the #11 a little closer to the pack, and in fact faster than the #5 car's original time. Still 3/10ths off the lead pace. I'm still somewhat mildly satisfied with it. It did improve the most of the three, even if it is the slowest of the three that ran. And while it's good that it's back in the pack, it's BACK in the pack. That's nothing you wanna be okay with. Get out there and win!

So before the next race I'll be adding some weight to the front and double-checking that everything is running right. I'm hoping to trim 1/10th more from the lap time. 

If you look back at the history of this car from when I got it, you'd notice that it always seemed to be off the pace, with the occasional exception. But mostly it has been an underperformer. It didn't even figure into the competition in the 20 race championship. And while it wasn't my primary running, I tried to keep it running competitively. It just hasn't been able to run consistently fast laps. 

So that's about it. I'm going to run an outside lane race with the new controller next. Same track layout, but it'll be much different. I'm curious to see how some cars do, knowing that they need a little help from the electronic controller to control them. We'll see if the analog controller will be able to do that.