Sometimes Weight Can Get You Down

 I mentioned a few cars had struggled over the hill with lightness in the front end. It was too hot to race today, so I decided to have a little pit session and add some weight to a couple of cars. It doesn't feel like they need to be heavier, just have a little bit more evenly distributed weight. 

First on the block was the #11 GT40. Once I got the front suspension issue sorted out, it got light going over the hill and was bucking a little during acceleration. 

I cut a lead square about 5/8" and put it right behind the front mounting post. Perfect place for it, and that little bit made the difference.

When I did this to the Matra, it responded by kicking ass forever. I don't know if the same thing will happen here, but I've had this car so long I'm hoping something will work. 

I also decided to do one of the Chaparrals, since both of them are doing the same thing. Since I hadn't run a time trial on the #66 and hadn't replaced the track pieces that were screwed up, I went ahead and added the weight. 

I did the #66, but I think I'm going to wait a little on the #65.

I'll run the trial in the morning for the car, but then tomorrow night I've got another race lined up. So I might skip the time trial altogether for the #66. As it stands I'm going soon into crazy time, so I might be here a bit more sporadically in the near future. Things are about to get really screwy.

But before that happens, I want to have some definitive numbers. I think I can do an endurance race tomorrow if I'm lucky. If not I'll do another race, but re-tune all the cars beforehand. Maybe make a track change or two as well. Something big either way. And special. 

I'm also going to scrub the idea of having a championship just yet. I've got ideas for that, but it'll have to wait a month or two before I'm ready to tackle it. 

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UPDATE: I went ahead and skipped the time trial for the #66. It wouldn't be fair now that I've added weight, and I'd rather get to a race than a time trial. Sure, I could just add up what I got and call that a race, but I really didn't prep all the cars before doing it, so I don't think it's fair. 

Adding weight to the #66 really made a difference. It's even more planted than before, but now has a much better flow through the turns. More deliberate. No weird tossing around of the car. I didn't add weight to the #65 yet, and I might not just for the sake of comparison, so we'll see. If it suffers for it, then I might change my mind.