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Old 03-31-2021, 10:33 AM
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I'm getting into NPDR. Is there any racing in Hampton Road?
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Old 03-31-2021, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Bubblehead
I'm getting into NPDR. Is there any racing in Hampton Road?
Check out the drag forum or the regional forums here. You may get a better answer that way.
https://www.rctech.net/forum/drag-racing-forum-196/
https://www.rctech.net/forum/northeast-racing-forum-185/
https://www.rctech.net/forum/mid-atlantic-rc-racing-116/
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Old 03-31-2021, 12:19 PM
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Old 03-31-2021, 12:20 PM
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I think Coastal in Chesapeake is supposed to have a few events outside this summer, but I haven't heard about it for a while with all the national event preps.

Haven't seen you for a while, have you checked out Coastal yet?
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Old 04-01-2021, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by HarryLeach
I think Coastal in Chesapeake is supposed to have a few events outside this summer, but I haven't heard about it for a while with all the national event preps.

Haven't seen you for a while, have you checked out Coastal yet?
I was there the other day Berry told me the same thing that they should be racing this summer.
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I would appreciate no prep indoor carpet racing. I'm not sure tire goop application strategy needs to be part of racing.
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Old 04-04-2021, 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by dangdude
I would appreciate no prep indoor carpet racing. I'm not sure tire goop application strategy needs to be part of racing.
You're entitled to your opinion.

Fact is there are some classes where tire prep on carpet is actually detrimental (guys are finding with the SJT 1/12 rubber tires that prep makes them take too long to "come in" on a run, so cleaning with sauce after a run and letting dry until the next run seems to be the trend), and other classes it's required (foam) to have any hope of a consistent run. A dry foam tire won't easily conform to the track to generate traction, but overall grip can be adjusted based on coverage area as a result.

For other rubber tire classes, IMO, a lot of people don't understand what the prep is actually doing, which leads to the grumbling. The "no odor" preps used these days isn't actively softening the tire, which would shorten tire life even further than we already see, instead, it conditions the rubber to not stiffen up from heat cycling, which allows the tire to "wiggle" earlier in the run to generate heat and develop traction that will last to the end of a run, it also cleans the tire surface, which is very beneficial for consistency. Even these little tires will have pickup from the track that will hamper traction run to run. Some tires are porous enough to keep some of that compound in the tire with longer soak times, but to know the overall behavior, experimentation between brands is needed.

Thankfully, there are lots of team setup sheets out there for all types of tires and tracks and compounds that include coverage area and "soak" times to help give a baseline.

Now, in the days of the "smelly" preps, a lot of what I just said is out the window. Some of those older chemicals could melt the wheels the tires were mounted to, and overall it's a good thing they're gone. They did/ do generate some traction in some places where racing would have otherwise been impossible, but cars and tires and carpet and appropriate preps have come a long way.
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Old 04-04-2021, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by dangdude
I would appreciate no prep indoor carpet racing. I'm not sure tire goop application strategy needs to be part of racing.
66 or 132 feet?
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