I measured the right side and I'd say problem found; you can actually see the play it moves almost 20 thou, add that to th 6-8 thou and you have near 3/4 of a millimeter, which is pretty near a 1/32".

If this isn't the issue its surely a large part of it.

Now I just need to get a motor back in it. I won't know until my next event with the car in mid May.