there’s been very little interest in racing in the lounge for a long while… it took a while to figure it out, but as i pulled apart the layout and prepared to install the next, i finally saw it:  with the same flooring as F1R, F2L was too similar in look and feel.  it was like F1R’s little brother who just couldn’t live up to the feats of the elder.  what it needed was its’ own ‘personality’.  with this in mind, i decided to go ‘retro’ and installed the black tiles, giving it a unique surface.  the black tiles have been in warm storage, and therefore have become very hard and smooth.  this of course forces one to tune differently for optimal handling.  at first, i couldn’t figure out what was happening when driving on the new layout but after installing a soft suspension setup on my F40, i could see that the sweeping curves forced it to ‘power slide’ its way around the circuit.  i could hear the diff working hard and feel the ‘slide’ as it hit the tighter corners.  this is exactly what F2L needed!  Hugh, Tony, Boris & Dahm stopped by for a few practice races and were instantly excited about the new look and feel.  3 days of creating my latest masterpiece for the moment it could bring joy to those who appreciate it – that makes every drop of sweat & every second spent worth it = life is good.

One Response to “Power Slide on F2L”

1. ianm Says:
   May 22nd, 2010 at 09:40

   I need to drive this it looks great