Great job!
I ran an X 1/9 in the Chump Car series for a couple of years. Once you get everything dialed in it is dead reliable. Ours just keeps churning lap after lap.
We had a later model, so were able to run a 1500. We upgraded the brakes on the car and also went to 15" tires. The tires made a world of difference! Single biggest improvement was the tires. If you are not running 15" modern rubber, you are wasting seconds a lap.
The only troubles we ran into was lighting. Some of the races we were in lasted very late into the night, if not all through the night. Very dark conditions, and especially rain were very difficult.
It got to the point where it was aggravating driving the car at times. On the back stretch, you plant your foot and watch everyone run around you. Get to the corners and you can wander through the field without a problem. It was not too long before we tried other items (cams, carbs, etc...)
I do like the fact you have classes to race towards, gives you something of a more attainable goal.
Here is the car:
Here are the tires and rims we ran:
And the awesome race conditions in the PacNW!:
I ran an X 1/9 in the Chump Car series for a couple of years. Once you get everything dialed in it is dead reliable. Ours just keeps churning lap after lap.
We had a later model, so were able to run a 1500. We upgraded the brakes on the car and also went to 15" tires. The tires made a world of difference! Single biggest improvement was the tires. If you are not running 15" modern rubber, you are wasting seconds a lap.
The only troubles we ran into was lighting. Some of the races we were in lasted very late into the night, if not all through the night. Very dark conditions, and especially rain were very difficult.
It got to the point where it was aggravating driving the car at times. On the back stretch, you plant your foot and watch everyone run around you. Get to the corners and you can wander through the field without a problem. It was not too long before we tried other items (cams, carbs, etc...)
I do like the fact you have classes to race towards, gives you something of a more attainable goal.
Here is the car:
Here are the tires and rims we ran:
And the awesome race conditions in the PacNW!: