3rd Round- Rother Valley

Being the plonker that i am i managed to smash up my elbow so had to give this race a miss, very annoying since i was looking forward to the mostly water course, with long sweeping curves! Just the sort of thing my craft loves! In spite of the great racing i missed (watched live over the internet) i had plenty of time to really think about the new craft. Still undecided on colour though…

Later in the month i had a chance to test a few things on the craft, the full amount of lift blades were put back in, definately better with them in. It meant i could do better starts with fewer blades- i could reel the engine up faster without actually going forward, but at low speeds the craft was much more draggy. I also had some time to tune up the thrust blades, which i wasnt 100% happy with at Manchester. New blades were put in giving a lower tip clearance. Even though none of the hull repairs had been done, i was ready as i ever would be for Claydon!