I havnt played it yet but hopefully i will on thursday so i'll be able to agree more, or give a bit better advice on friday.
However, when you're using four drums, if at all possible, tune the highest and lowest drums to the highest and lowest notes in the piece, and try to change them as little as possible. The you can sit centrally and pedal away to your heart's content on the two middle drums!
This makes pedalling much easier- as long as you listen well/set the gages well etc.
Also with pedalling, i'd like to make a quick point which might help people a bit-
When you move quickly between notes, dont scoop up with the pedal in the rests. If you dont have time to damp, wait until just before the note before you pedal- this removes the noise you get. Its quite hard to explain... sorry.
And dont try out notes by hitting them: however quietly you can play, its not quiet enough to do on a contest stage! Instead, press down onto the head with your finger and release, a bit like a flick but not. Another badly explained point!
Anyway, hope i can be of use...