Bowfighters Theory
09-17-2008, 11:04 PM
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[QUOTE=Jaz240;4836124]
Uuuuhhh... i don't really agree. The combo is used a lot to pull traction for run ups to jumps after tight corners as well as increase steering - in looser track conditions. Blue groove is plenty grippy enough so i would say it works there predominantly as it looses a little grip on the rear end and secondly adds a little forward bite.
Bowfighters are in regular use out here in SoCal and as a rule they are not blue groove tracks.
Would be interesting to know who first started using bowties and where... my impression was pros at Thunder Alley, i really don't know for sure though.
works great
bow-ties offer better forward bite (use them in the rear)
crime fighters steer better (use them in front)[/QUOTE
+1 that's the truth of it, but it only works well on watered down hard packed blue groove tracks. If the surface is loomy, or loose, you need something that digs deeper. At the Nitro Pit here in AZ, most of us practice with Knuckles, or badlands, and Race with the Bowfighters after the watering starts
bow-ties offer better forward bite (use them in the rear)
crime fighters steer better (use them in front)[/QUOTE
+1 that's the truth of it, but it only works well on watered down hard packed blue groove tracks. If the surface is loomy, or loose, you need something that digs deeper. At the Nitro Pit here in AZ, most of us practice with Knuckles, or badlands, and Race with the Bowfighters after the watering starts
Bowfighters are in regular use out here in SoCal and as a rule they are not blue groove tracks.
Would be interesting to know who first started using bowties and where... my impression was pros at Thunder Alley, i really don't know for sure though.
09-18-2008, 04:25 AM
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[QUOTE=Jaz240;4836124]
since you mention Badlands ......do anybody have race with them and how are they i have thought about trying some on my revo but i sometime see them on truggies
works great
bow-ties offer better forward bite (use them in the rear)
crime fighters steer better (use them in front)[/QUOTE
+1 that's the truth of it, but it only works well on watered down hard packed blue groove tracks. If the surface is loomy, or loose, you need something that digs deeper. At the Nitro Pit here in AZ, most of us practice with Knuckles, or badlands, and Race with the Bowfighters after the watering starts
bow-ties offer better forward bite (use them in the rear)
crime fighters steer better (use them in front)[/QUOTE
+1 that's the truth of it, but it only works well on watered down hard packed blue groove tracks. If the surface is loomy, or loose, you need something that digs deeper. At the Nitro Pit here in AZ, most of us practice with Knuckles, or badlands, and Race with the Bowfighters after the watering starts
09-18-2008, 06:54 AM
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Get a set of Werks Lugs. Decent "all around" tire that lasts MUCH longer than most. Not as much traction as the ProLine tires, but not bad.
09-18-2008, 10:30 PM
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[QUOTE=bobbyblaze;4851243][QUOTE=Jaz240;4836124]
since you mention Badlands ......do anybody have race with them and how are they i have thought about trying some on my revo but i sometime see them on truggies[/QUOTE
They are not really racing tires. They are very heavy, and you lose some Steering. They will pull you around in almost any condition, but I would not race with them
since you mention Badlands ......do anybody have race with them and how are they i have thought about trying some on my revo but i sometime see them on truggies[/QUOTE
They are not really racing tires. They are very heavy, and you lose some Steering. They will pull you around in almost any condition, but I would not race with them
09-19-2008, 06:41 AM
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09-19-2008, 06:45 AM
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Uuuuhhh... i don't really agree. The combo is used a lot to pull traction for run ups to jumps after tight corners as well as increase steering - in looser track conditions. Blue groove is plenty grippy enough so i would say it works there predominantly as it looses a little grip on the rear end and secondly adds a little forward bite.
Bowfighters are in regular use out here in SoCal and as a rule they are not blue groove tracks.
09-19-2008, 08:47 AM
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Just so we are all clear. It is not called crimeties. The rear tire takes the first part of the name, since that is where the main traction is coming from. It is now and always will be called Bowfighters. If you say crimeties that would refer to crimefighters on the rear, and bowties on the front, which in most cases will just have your buggy doing 360's
09-19-2008, 09:29 AM
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Just so we are all clear. It is not called crimeties. The rear tire takes the first part of the name, since that is where the main traction is coming from. It is now and always will be called Bowfighters. If you say crimeties that would refer to crimefighters on the rear, and bowties on the front, which in most cases will just have your buggy doing 360's
By the same token the name could be taken from the front tires first because they are on the front of the vehicle.
Doesn't make any difference either way, it's still a made up name.
09-19-2008, 09:54 AM
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I agree 100%, it's all very dumb! The truth is, if you are at a track and ask someone what tires they are racing with, they will not say crimeties, or bowfighters, they will tell you they run Bowties in the rear and Crimefighters up front, so the whole thing is just stupid
09-19-2008, 10:52 AM
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shaking head @ bowfighter or crimeties doesn't matter...... just info or help on what ever suits the purpose but the "BOWFIGHTER theory "really works good i tried them on 3 different surface ...it hooks up and the steering i can't explain...thanks for the info guys
09-19-2008, 01:37 PM
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I ran with crimeties on a track recently when a track rutted up crazy time. I didn't have time to change to thicker front diff oil, bowties gave a little more pull on the front end so the car was pulling a little more through rutted bits rather than being pushed... it wasn't hugely noticable until an uphill part that got bombed out, picked up a little speed there without flipping out. Also the bows didn't seem to dig into ruts so much and spent less time playing bycicle.
As Cracka said, there is no pat answer...
Jazz... yeah, at our tracks people refer to the combo as bowfighters all the time and regular racers know exactly what it means.
