I have to say I totally enjoy the car, very engaging.
My SSO campaign went down the dumps, mostly due to not adapting to the car well enough. Stan seemed to have adapted much quicker, which is funny, since I bloody own the car! Go figure.
The new bushings and bumpsteer kit certainly made it a more responsive, sensitive car. These plus more torque, more power!
Car was oversteery, also due to the sandy course. Throttle modulation and control I learned (the hard way!) was vital. Touched and toppled an A-board on my first run, despite it being clean on the first sector. Arghh. My first ever A-board! Even on long sweepers, the tail would snap and I'd have to counter; although it was fun to go sideways, wasn't at all quick.
Being tail-happy, it was easy to do handbrake turns, which was a plus on the first tight hairpin.
In my second, I spun at the end of the long left sweeper, approaching the slalom. Quite unexpected here but recovered and sputtered along.
3rd run was very cautious, and despite having a clean one, was not winning material.
Disappointing outing coz I know I can do much better, but here's looking to a better, quicker SSO 4dot5! I'll be back!
Congrats to all winners! And you, Stan! :D