Off to the local for the last meeting before I kick off my 2023 Summer Season with the South West Regional at Swindon next weekend. Luckily I wasn’t deceived by the the dry day predicted by the weather forecast. I left the…
2 days of work on Bodyshells. Yesterday I started on the original Associated shell. I did it in a bit of a rush, and experimented with waterslide decals under the paint. This method works, but you have to plan it very carefully,…
Gentle chilled day with only a few minor fixes and touches to the Mardave today. 1st, I made a spare Deans charging lead out of an old banana plug lead I wasn’t using and a leftover part I had. Second, the Front…
First off, There’s nothing wrong with the standard kit slipper on the Associated B6.4d. I’ve just always found 3 plate slippers easier to set and more forgiving to drive than 2 plate. Associated do their own 3 plate hop ups, including standard…
Before you get out your setup sheets, spring rate tables or pill or gear calculators, if you’re racing buggies in the UK, you need to check the weather forecast. Fortunately for me, I did yesterday, and it’s paid off nicely. Although the…
The timesheets might tell you I had an off day today. Catching a cold, burning out a motor or losing a round to a pinion with a stripped grub screw might also lead you to think this. But that’s not the whole…
