3 years ago i decided to rebuild my car around a new chassis. At the end of January. It seemed like not too big a project - just moving things from one chassis to another. Unfortunately nothing fit at all. Not a thing. I had to re-do every last bit and it took 2 weeks off work plus every night & weekend.
On the friday before the first race my car had no bodywork, no seat, no brakes, no electrics etc etc. Two very late nights by myself and two fo my friends had the car finished by 2am on the morning of the race. The paint was still wet when i went out for practice but dried quickly
I had only set the engine timing by turning the dizzy until fire stopped coming out of the carb(!) and i had no power at all during the races. I finished last and second to last in both races but spent the entire time battling fiercely with someone in their first ever race and afterwards they came over and gave me a hug which lifted me off the ground. Part of me was disappointed that i had finished so far down after so much effort, but it just goes to show that you are pretty much guaranteed some excitement no matter where you are on the Locost grid.
I say go for it. Yes it is important to fine-tune everything to get the most from it but there is also so much to learn about being on track with 30-40 other people all trying to use the same bit of tarmac as you (unless you're one of the growing number of experienced racers moving across to Locost). Take it easyat first, don't push too hard and you can do the fine-tuning as you race and have fun along the way!
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