Good spot Clint - it turns out that this is quite an important screw if you don't want to strip your spur gear.............. solved that problem
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Martin, i have run in another meeting since last posting - qualifying was good, with problems being driver error or body shell malfunction. Had some serious speed and i have added some brass to the rear - so it doesn't nose dive so easily. Xtreme sent me a new Bumper XC032 which also helped with nose first landings.
The finals however were a disaster, 5th on the grid. Melee into first corner got through to be second for 2 laps then i caught a marshal standing in the middle of the back straight, which snapped a wishbone ball joint......game over. Easy fix and ready for leg 2, similar start but got done after a few errors, lying mid field started to get my rhythm, then.......push rod screw fell out so no front right suspension - game over.
Two DNF's, and a little pissed off, new screw and cone washer. Ready for leg 3, this time a calmer start, came out of turn 1 in 5th, made no mistakes, but neither did anyone else it seemed, finished 5th.
So althought the finals were crap, i still really enjoyed driving it. I am getting faster as my 'Best Lap' times are coming down round by round. I can't blame the car for anything during the whole day, driver error and lack of practice (or talent) showed big time, I used to be a very aggressive driver back in the day - so need to get that back.
In future i will be checking all components between rounds and also aim to practice driving it more often (even if its at the local tennis courts with training cones).
Still glad i got it, and i love the fact that you can hear people talking about it.
Neil