Picked up another new shell for coming Winter Series Events, a striking Protoform DNA. The BMW has taken some knocks during club racing and is about as aerodynamic as a house brick anyway, so the DNA will serve me during weekend meetings starting with the final round of DRCC’s Winter Series.

An old clip of me flying my Picoo Z:

 

Sorry for the lack of updates over the last month, Uni has been a bit hectic at the moment but i’ve still found time to race!  Below are a few pictures of just some of the parts that i’ve  broken in the last month or so, including a titanium axle that i  sheared clean in half!

Must.  Drive. Slower.

  

I found a spare afternoon to affix the wing onto my BMW shell and with a hand from my Dad mounted the it onto the Pro 4. It looks especially good with the Schumacher multi-spoke wheels below:

A mish-mash of clips from club racing on 1st Feburary 08.

Many thanks to my good friend Anthony for his camera work, and heres to wishing him a speedy and complete recovery after his recent op.

I’ve replaced the smashed Ansmann “Nemesis” shell with a decent Protoform BMW 318i body.  More pictures as soon as the postman delivers!

 

With thanks to Ross and Rob for the images.

My new Ansmann Racing shell has been totalled after just two races!  The lexan has cracked from the front right body post right across the bonnet, making the front bumper drag under the shell and rendering it unuseable.  Whats disappointing is that it wasnt involved in a particularly heavy crash, and lasted for less than ten minutes track time.  To put that into perspective, my Hot Bodies Moorespeed Dodge Stratus shell has lasted for over six months now.

Oh well, back to the drawing board as they say.

Bought some new bits and pieces for the Pro 4 earlier this week:

Steel Dogbones

Although not as light as the aluminium ones, nor as strong as the titanium ones these dogbones will work as a medium between the two. I intend to use the hardened steel ones for club racing, and save the lighter TIR titanium CVD’s for bigger events. These are normally £30 a pack, so the two i got for a tenner off of eBay (yet again) were a steal.

On Sunday 20th January 2008 i raced in round two of Dudley Radio Car Club’s Winter Series. I entered my Pro 4 into the stock tourer class with thirteen other entrants, and two spec racers. The day would consist of four qualifier rounds and then a final. We were to race on a mixture of low-grip carpet and polished wood floor, which was bad because i was packing slicks. My buddy however was kind enough to lend me a set of his mini-pins (thanks Tom, Martin) which provided superior grip on the dusty surfaces.

After three mediocre rounds i switched my rally blocks on the front to min-pins and tried a run with pins all-round. The car was allot more responsive and had allot more grip, thus i was pleased to be able to qualify eighth in the ‘A’ final, against stiff opposition.

In the final i got off to a good start and gained a place by the first corner. Amazingly everyone made it through unscathed and i was able to climb to fifth, however Tom put allot of pressure on me, forced me wide and was able to get past. I finished a respectable sixth of sixteen for my class.

My custom name decals are finally here, courtesy of Max-Gfx.