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Excellent stuff Alan. When I started club racing in 2003 I faced a similar steep learning curve and was unable to understand why my cars were so slow no matter how I prepped them. I was convinced that the top racers had some secret formula which made their cars so much better. Then, one night the club champion tried out my car and promptly proceeded to circulate some 1.5 seconds a lap faster with it than I had ever managed! A lesson learnt and I have never blamed my cars for a poor performance since.