Randy et al. — after running on the track this Tues I have some info and suggestions:
— Cars – they are running open-wheel cars on the flat track, but are out of any to sell or rent. The “rent” cars are either a) woefully slow belt drive cars for birthday parties b) LMP cars setup for the banked track (i.e. too “hot” for the flat track).
— Controllers – bring your DiFalcos, and if you have extra resistor chips (i.e. 180-ohm) bring them. You will need to clip to the posts – so you need either an (i) XLR to Gator adapter (we have 3 in the HQ closet) or (ii) unclip your gators from your Gator to XLR adapter.
— Tires – use sponge/foamies; rubber will only spin. Do not use the “Scale Auto Tire Cleaner” we have in the closet. Either find a glue bottle on the CCSCR parts counter, or you can borrow my paddle and mild glue. The glue should not shed very much, so afterwards your car will just need a wipe down (inside) with a very light dish-soap mix and a rag. You can also rinse out most of the glue (really a mild sugar mix) from the tires, with a light dish-soap solution.
— Driving (clockwise direction) – there is a long straight, but near the end you need to maintain speed to pass over the Lap-Counter ‘dead-spot’ (then brake immediately before the corner and ease through the small Esse/chicane). In most corners lots of feathering is required. In the very last corner/esse, it is Hot after a short straight; after you round the corner after the straight, power jumps a little right before some tight final esses leading into the front straight.
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