We finally made it to the track this past Sunday!
Apparently, we need to blow off the cobwebs a bit, [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img] the car was running a little rough, wouldn't idle well. Car was a few tenths off from last year on the first run, yielding a 13.33 vs last year's final run of 13.1X's. The temp was cool, humidity was high.
Next run was even slower with a 13.57 - Benjamin called for engine change! Dad said noway, [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]
Benjamin dials his own car with only minimal input from me. So, he dialed a 13.60, and then drew a 7.90 car in the first round. This is not surprising since of the 30-35 Jr's only 3-4 of them are running 12.90. Maple Grove does not classes within Jr's, so its a tough place to start out. I tried to explain to Benjamin that racing at the Grove is similar to playing up 3-4 years in soccer - its tough at first, but he'll become a better racer in less time. We will run at a few other tracks this year where they do run the 8-9 year olds together so he can experience running against other 12.90 cars.
Crazy car picks it back up, and runs a 13.29! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] We went out first round - I wish it was because we ran under, which we obviously were on track to do, but Benjamin was a little lazy on the tree that day and the 7.90 kid caught him at the stripe.
Apparently, I need to adjust the rollout in the practice tree. These 12.90 cars react pretty slow since they don't have a lot of power. We plan to hit the TnT tomorrow night, then another run at it on Sarurday. We will write DEEP on the car going forward.
What a blast, there is no better way to spend a day with your kid. Now, what did I do with that Yenko Deuce I used to take out once in a while?
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PS: I think a Kestrel 4250 is in the near future, [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]
