[Warren Boudreau]

It happens. Especially to young teams that don't have the benefit of experience of nearby older more experienced teams.

Over the years, we have identified some of the major culprits of designs going overweight. One is the controls and wiring. Everyone forgets that wire, and speed controllers and the RC all weigh something. Fortunately, this year you don't have to worry about the battery. That one is a biggie to miss on. Another culprit is mounting brackets and fasteners. It doesn't sound like much, but it all adds up.

About the only thing that you can do at this point is take off stuff until you make weight and it sounds like you did that. Then go through and figure out where you missed on your weight estimate.