Last week the car was running in the 12.1 to 12.5 range. Last night I ran some back to back 12.0's and then near the end of my run it happened. I turned a 11.9 and then an 11.8. This was with little to no traffic on the track so I could really get into a groove. Once the quals started I lost the mojo and was back to 12.3 or 12.4 second laps. Then in the main I gained back some lost ground and got it back to 12.1

I was adjusting the boost on my Tekin RS all night to find a happy medium. 45 degrees boost worked good in practise but was a handful in the quals. I ended up running 25 degrees boost on 13.5 turn and it felt fast but controllable on our smallish 72x45 carpet track.

I notice with the bladders cut and running emulsion shocks the car takes a few laps before it feels its groove. My lap times generally go down 4 or 5 tenths after I have at least 4 or 5 laps on the track during practise. I try to pump the shocks by hand before I put the car down for the quals but having the shocks work in on the track seems the best.