This was another weekend packed full of drifting. We had a competition at Great Mall, and today we were supposed to have a practice comp, but we just had a session.
The Great Mall comp was a success. Not for me though. Sadly I had to miss out on the first round of the tandems. (double elimination) Great mall is full of carpet and the cars sliding around on carpet with A LOT of people walking by dragging their feet means there is a lot of static electricity going around and my car was affected by it. I lost my servo and was left without steering for the rest of the event after qualifying. My speed control was acting up too, but it started working later that day when I was fixing up my car for the session on sunday. I was pretty bummed but luckily another driver let me borrow his car for the second round. I advanced once, but was eliminated. It was awesome I had a second chance, but the car I was using was very powerful and hard to control. Some of the other drivers, I was told, were amazed I was able to handle a car that had a reputation as one of the hardest to control. That was cool to hear, I guess I can thank my driving style for that.
Today was a good session but the heat kept most people off the track for most of the day. But that wasn't it. The track was setup at Fast Pace Racing and that parking lot where we set up the track is known for it's bumpy, uneven surface. I was able to setup my car so that it excelled on the track. I'm happy about that because I realized that all my time spent drifting really pays off and my team leader was glad to see that. He just suggested I get a faster motor. I really don't see why since I'm using the Velineon brushless on 2S lipo. I think it's plenty fast but he days I need more speed. There are other things I need to worry about before I get a faster motor anyway.
Lets see...gaming news...
I haven't had the chance to talk my cousin into giving me back my Xbox because I've been busy with work and school. I plan to get it back sometime this week because I really want to play Dead Space again and finish that run.
