2008 AARCMCC 1/10th scale EP off road National titles
02-04-2008, 05:25 AM
#302
another famous comment "no comment until i speak to my lawyer..." 
Fuhrer- we may have to bring the NWA tape to the nats....
Fuhrer- we may have to bring the NWA tape to the nats....
02-05-2008, 02:36 AM
#305
Just gotta sort time out with work, other than that i am going...
Sending in entry next week, gonna get tires from club. Should be good, my 2nd electric nats, hopefully i will provide more competition this time.
All 3 classes all mod. Should be sweet
Sending in entry next week, gonna get tires from club. Should be good, my 2nd electric nats, hopefully i will provide more competition this time.
All 3 classes all mod. Should be sweet
02-05-2008, 02:27 PM
#307
Tyre wear has been quite high at Keilor with Holeshots, but the club is applying an additive (see previous posts) which is supposed to reduce wear. Hopefully we will have a better idea after this weekends club race.
Ray
PS before anyone says 'why did you choose Holsehots' it simply came down to the fact that they were the only tyre which had guaranteed supplies by the Australian importer....
02-05-2008, 05:40 PM
#308
Scott,
Tyre wear has been quite high at Keilor with Holeshots, but the club is applying an additive (see previous posts) which is supposed to reduce wear. Hopefully we will have a better idea after this weekends club race.
Ray
PS before anyone says 'why did you choose Holsehots' it simply came down to the fact that they were the only tyre which had guaranteed supplies by the Australian importer....
Tyre wear has been quite high at Keilor with Holeshots, but the club is applying an additive (see previous posts) which is supposed to reduce wear. Hopefully we will have a better idea after this weekends club race.
Ray
PS before anyone says 'why did you choose Holsehots' it simply came down to the fact that they were the only tyre which had guaranteed supplies by the Australian importer....
will this be the case?
honestly though.. is tyre wear a problem?
we will all be throwing a new set of tyres at it almost every run, even when its low wear,
if your not running new rubber your just not going to be in it for the top ten.
as for stock, they dont wear the tyres anyhow.
this is a nationals mind you so we should not care about the tyre wear, just a good grippy track.
and if it gets wet, i bet this addative turns to grease " non educated guess"
Josh
02-05-2008, 06:07 PM
#309
less tye wear generally means less grip and less rubber being layed on the track.
will this be the case?
honestly though.. is tyre wear a problem?
we will all be throwing a new set of tyres at it almost every run, even when its low wear,
if your not running new rubber your just not going to be in it for the top ten.
as for stock, they dont wear the tyres anyhow.
this is a nationals mind you so we should not care about the tyre wear, just a good grippy track.
and if it gets wet, i bet this addative turns to grease " non educated guess"
Josh
will this be the case?
honestly though.. is tyre wear a problem?
we will all be throwing a new set of tyres at it almost every run, even when its low wear,
if your not running new rubber your just not going to be in it for the top ten.
as for stock, they dont wear the tyres anyhow.
this is a nationals mind you so we should not care about the tyre wear, just a good grippy track.
and if it gets wet, i bet this addative turns to grease " non educated guess"
Josh
with luck it will stop the surface breaking up and give us a more consistent track.
02-05-2008, 06:14 PM
#310
what type of surface is the track ?
02-05-2008, 08:21 PM
#312
Josh,
While new tyres every race are an option for people like you and I, not everyone is in that situation. Id quite happily trade off some grip to reduce costs for everyone. Personally, Id also rather not glue up 20 sets of tyres for 1 race meet!!
In any case, as far as I am aware the purpose of the additive is to keep the track more consistent. At the moment, if there is no dust on the track you can run slicks and still be fast, but it gets dusty quite easily. The bonding agent is intended to keep the dust down (as far as I am aware). Keeping the dust off the surface is key, and I am sure the club will be doing everything possible to do that during the nats weekend.
Im sure there will be some feedback after this weekends racing.
Ray
While new tyres every race are an option for people like you and I, not everyone is in that situation. Id quite happily trade off some grip to reduce costs for everyone. Personally, Id also rather not glue up 20 sets of tyres for 1 race meet!!
In any case, as far as I am aware the purpose of the additive is to keep the track more consistent. At the moment, if there is no dust on the track you can run slicks and still be fast, but it gets dusty quite easily. The bonding agent is intended to keep the dust down (as far as I am aware). Keeping the dust off the surface is key, and I am sure the club will be doing everything possible to do that during the nats weekend.
Im sure there will be some feedback after this weekends racing.
Ray
less tye wear generally means less grip and less rubber being layed on the track.
will this be the case?
honestly though.. is tyre wear a problem?
we will all be throwing a new set of tyres at it almost every run, even when its low wear,
if your not running new rubber your just not going to be in it for the top ten.
as for stock, they dont wear the tyres anyhow.
this is a nationals mind you so we should not care about the tyre wear, just a good grippy track.
and if it gets wet, i bet this addative turns to grease " non educated guess"
Josh
will this be the case?
honestly though.. is tyre wear a problem?
we will all be throwing a new set of tyres at it almost every run, even when its low wear,
if your not running new rubber your just not going to be in it for the top ten.
as for stock, they dont wear the tyres anyhow.
this is a nationals mind you so we should not care about the tyre wear, just a good grippy track.
and if it gets wet, i bet this addative turns to grease " non educated guess"
Josh
02-06-2008, 12:56 AM
#314
Judging what the surface at Mildura was like for the Nitro Vics, the Dustex seemed to bond the track really well.
Calcium chloride has been used in the past, I believe this is a much better product without the side effects. The Mildura track was like concrete in some sections very high grip. I believe the the track temp was up to 52 degrees C in some places.
Can't wait to try it on Sunday!
Calcium chloride has been used in the past, I believe this is a much better product without the side effects. The Mildura track was like concrete in some sections very high grip. I believe the the track temp was up to 52 degrees C in some places.
Can't wait to try it on Sunday!
02-06-2008, 03:06 AM
#315
So thats what they used at the Gas Vics.. Sweet
Car felt very nice on the track, hooked up like a dream. Some places it broke up but thats gas racing. Should be a great surface for EP nats
Be great to catch up with ya again Furher
Car felt very nice on the track, hooked up like a dream. Some places it broke up but thats gas racing. Should be a great surface for EP nats
Be great to catch up with ya again Furher