The Road to KO

Here we are, only several days away from the KO Propo Mini-Z Grand Prix. For me the road to KO started about a month ago. Usually around the time of a big race, there is a mass scramble for race tires with the supply typically being exceeded by the demand. This time, I decided I was not going to be a part of this scramble. Knowing how this song and dance would shake out from my experiences racing Mini-Z last year, I ordered a large supply of tires ahead of time and have been carefully rationing them in my practice running. As a result, I will not have any issue with tires at this race :)  

This year, my focus is going to be oriented towards the Super Stock class. We are going to be given handout 50t motors and will be adhering to specification 9/53 gearing. I am also signed up for modified as well, but I will likely be running my 50t car in that class as well to get more track time and additional running to help my motor break in further. If I feel like I need a little help, I'll install a real modified motor for the last round of qualifying. Lap times are typically in the 7-9 second range on the typical ILR track setup. I anticipate that we will be seeing lap times in the 11-13 second range on the KO GP layout.