Thanks for all the replies, your help and advice is much appreciated as always!
The problem I have as someone who will be racing for the first time on Tuesday is how do I know if the cars handling is piss poor due to a bad set up, or down to bad driving? (probably the latter for the first few weeks at least...)
So for example, I race on Tuesday and come hurtling down the straight, I break and turn in. The car bites and barrell rolls into the boards, how do I know if this is due to the uncut new mini pins having too much grip or simply my braking and racing line being hopeless...?
I guess to begin with its a case of accepting last place finishes for a few weeks and just trying to establish a benchmark (albeit a low one) that I can then use to gauge any changes against...
x313, Thanks very much for the offer. I have the staggered ribs in my possession and do not currently have any new mini pins to use. So the question is, do I take an axe to the new wheels straight away and try the ribs, or do I buy some minin pins first of all and use these to set a benchmark then maybe hatchet the wheels in a few weeks to see if its an improvement. Whether it be this week, or in a few weeks though then your help would be much appreciated.
At this stage, I cant even decide which car to run on Tuesday. To run the RB5 I have got to either buy some mini pins or cut the wheels to fit the ribs.
Alternately I have endless tyres for the B44.1 but the wheels are still on backorder with JE Spares. I have the kit wheels with brand new tyres on them but the tyres in question are bdoots on the rear and mini spikes on the front. People seem to have mixed views on running different tyres front and rear but at this stage its looking like this is probably going to be my best option for racing on Tuesday.... ??