2025 Summer Series Race 1 @ Novi Water Tower has concluded.
Lesson 1 for the day: One of these days I will learn that the inevitablility of me changing my diff fluid to match the surface is 100%. Until then, I shall me going into heat one with the wrong fluid and then changing it between rounds 1 and 2 :).
I really thought that the season opener would of been the biggest race day with 94 Drivers and 180 Entries but the the 1st round of the points series did not disappoint with 100 Drivers and 196 Entires. That meant only 2 rounds and a main just so we could finish the day.
All in all the day went well once we got the wind situation dealt with. Round 1 in both classes went okay. The track was just tool cold for what I chose tirewise but not horrible. Once it warmed up my tire chose was spot on.
Lesson 2 for the day: Always make sure your directional tires are on the proper way BEFORE glueing them.
So yeah, I glued a fresh set of tires for round 2 and the mains and I glued 2 of them the wrong way which meant I needed to unglue them when an exacto knife. FUN STUFF!! lol. Either way I sorted it out and the tires worked great!
All in all I guess I cannot complain since I didn’t change my fluids for round 1. I did struggle a bit in my eBuggy Main but I had a blast in my eTruggy main.
For my eBuggy main I stand by my statement that we should of restarted the eBuggy main due to people driving over others. Went for 2nd to last then had to climb back to 5.
For eTruggy, I ended up in 5th because I wasn’t paying enough attention to the announcer. I thought I was chasing 4th, then I let someone go by me who I thought was lapping me. Turns out I was in 4th and the person I let by was in 5th and was now in 4th. It was great racing and I enjoyed it alot.
I am pleased with my results @ the Novi 2025 Summer Series. I have one more race until I break for Xray Challange Prep.
Here is my obligitory photo
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