Jun 14 2014 June 14, 2014 June 15, 2014 by TryHard

Musings from May, and an evo..

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May was a busy busy month… and not a hugely successful from a results perspective. To be honest, the past period of races haven’t been great really.

Tamworth Cup – April 18th-20th

Starting off (and not technically in may), over the Easter weekend, I made a (very) last minute decision to travel from Toowoomba down to Tamworth for the 10th Annual Tamworth Cup, which also incorporates a bit of a State of Origin competition between Queensland and New South Wales.


May 04 2014 May 4, 2014 June 15, 2014 by TryHard

Mi5 Diff Build

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In a bit of a change from previous cars, Schumacher released the Mi5 with their own designed diff, rather than relying on Spec-R products. Having run them for a few months now, I’ve developed a set procedure for building them, mainly as I’ve found that the kit build does allow a bit of leaking, from…

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Mar 30 2014 March 30, 2014 June 15, 2014 by TryHard

Racing ramblings for March

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It’s been a while, and a few race days since I’ve posted any updates. The main reason is there hasn’t been a lot of changes! I’ve concentrated recently on comparison testing of some different settings, mainly as what I’m running on my car is a little different to what most of the team drivers are…

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Mar 11 2014 March 11, 2014 June 15, 2014 1Comment by TryHard

Mi5 Double O-Ring Shock build

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Time for one of the first in some build tips for the Mi5 – Double O-ring shocks. Now, whilst the standard kit build is pretty good anyway, I’m a big fan of using two o-rings in the bottom of the shocks. The reason is two fold. Firstly, there is a better seal, simply because you…

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Mar 07 2014 March 7, 2014 June 15, 2014 by TryHard

Mi5 Hub hinge-pin mod

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As mentioned over on Martin Hofer’s blog, you can mod the outer hinge pins to a set screw retaining method, to help to remove some free play on the suspension. I’m also not a massive fan of e-clips.. they tend to go flying! So this mod is a bit of a win-win, and it’s not…

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