Kevin Lee report Stotfold BRCA 1/10th National 2wd

Report from Stotfold BRCA 1/10th National 2wd

Stotfold is a full Astro-turf track and very high grip when dry. It has
various features which allow for a wide range of track layouts. Saturday
layout for the 2wd National was something new from the Stotfold team and
seemed to be something that was popular with the racers. The track and
pitting area were well prepared and it was easy to see the efforts made by
the club.

2wd practice started a little damp from the overnight dew, but the forecast
was dry for the day so it was just a matter of getting some track time in
with the Ultima RB6 in the first practice. In the second practice it had
dried completely and I was not happy with the feel of my car as it was very
edgy on the high grip choppy surface. I was running Ballistic Buggy white
rear and Schumacher low profile staggers up front. My car felt very fast but
it didn't feel like I would be able to hang on to it for the duration of a
run, so I needed to calm it down. I opted to increase the weight under the
Team Orion shorty Lipo to 80g and also changed front tyres to some scrubbed
staggers rather than the new ones used previously.
 
My car felt loads better in the first qualifier and was able to get a pretty
clean run, taking second place just behind Danny Mcgee, and in front of
Lloyd Story. Lloyd, Danny and myself were actually only split by 0.16
seconds and it was close all the way through the field. In the second Round
I managed to TQ the round. In the third round I decided to try yellow
Mini-spikes on the rear as I had two good runs in the bag. Mini spikes felt
more balanced through the turns but they did not seem to absorb the bumps
and landings as well, so in the 4th I returned to BB whites.
 
Qualifying done and TQ achieved in Front of Neil Cragg in second, whom just
coming back from a strong Euros was going to be the man to beat in the
finals, it was all about finals now Unfortunately in the first leg I didn't
get a clean start - popping a wheelie and leaving Neil to take up the lead
into the first corner. After this I made a couple of errors which dropped me
down to 9th. I managed to recover some places and finish in 3rd, but it
wasn't the first leg I was hoping for. In the second leg I had better start.
Neil Cragg and I pulled away slightly from the field for the first few laps,
everything felt comfortable until I grip rolled at the start of the
straight! (something I had not done there all day) Neil and Danny went
through and I was in 3rd, This is how it finished after a good battle for
the last few laps trying to get back past Danny. Neil had done what he
needed now and took the meeting with a win in the first 2 legs so it was all
about securing 2nd place! I drove the last final as I should have driven the
first two, I finished ahead of Neil and took the fastest time of the 3
finals which made for a nice consolation and proved the true pace of the
RB6.

Very happy with the result and am extremely grateful to my sponsors for all
the support.
Team Kyosho
Team Tekin
Spektrum
Team Orion
Rudebits
Inside Line Racing
RCS Graphic Works
Answer RC

Kev Lee