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Old 01-12-2012 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by STUBYSLAP31
if anyone hasnt had the chance to deal with gene at hobby pro or his products your trully missing out, he and his company are class acts
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I have the pleasure to race with Gene all the time in Florida and he is definitely a class act! He is always ready to help you with any questions or setup advice you need. Plus his service and products are great and he always stands behind whatever he sells to you.

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Old 01-12-2012 | 04:12 PM
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I cant recommend a tire without knowing your track, but the best choices of tires from VP pro are Axeman, Blades, Turbo Traxx and Grips in no particular order. If you are not racing competitively than its always nice to get some cheap tires for whatever you want to use them for.
Ya I know that. These would be basically be for my practice track, which I'm building this summer, so I don't know how its going to turn out.
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Old 01-12-2012 | 04:30 PM
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axeman are the safest bet for all around good tires but I dont think any of those will be on the blow out. I have used the Bulldogs and mad runners on really loose blown out tracks and they worked really well. I've never run a tire in any compound over medium.
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Old 01-12-2012 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Officespace
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I have the pleasure to race with Gene all the time in Florida and he is definitely a class act! He is always ready to help you with any questions or setup advice you need. Plus his service and products are great and he always stands behind whatever he sells to you.

Rick
Gonna have to agree with ya, Gene always takes care of me and have always had great service with him.
+100 Geno...Keep up the great Job
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Old 01-12-2012 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Eddie Garcia
Gonna have to agree with ya, Gene always takes care of me and have always had great service with him.
+100 Geno...Keep up the great Job
I'll agree 100% even though its only been a short time so far!

Eddie.... Did you go back to the Agama??
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Old 01-12-2012 | 04:47 PM
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I'll agree 100% even though its only been a short time so far!

Eddie.... Did you go back to the Agama??
Yeah Bubba, for 2012. And very happy, its always been a great car.
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Old 01-12-2012 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Eddie Garcia
Yeah Bubba, for 2012. And very happy, its always been a great car.

Awesome!!! You set up for Round 1 at Porter???? If so I'll see ya there buddy!!
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Old 01-12-2012 | 04:50 PM
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Yes sir, already paid and signed up. Yep see ya there.
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Old 01-12-2012 | 07:01 PM
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VP PRO tires. I bought some MF and UF tires and I was just about to mount them on rims and I noticed that they both feel the same. What color dot is used on the tires for grading.

Red = low flex
yellow = med flex
what color is Ultra flex?
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Old 01-12-2012 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin_M
VP PRO tires. I bought some MF and UF tires and I was just about to mount them on rims and I noticed that they both feel the same. What color dot is used on the tires for grading.

Red = low flex
yellow = med flex
what color is Ultra flex?
not really sure but I think its silver or white. I have a set that looks like silver and it is softer than the reds that I normally use.
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Old 01-13-2012 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevin_M
VP PRO tires. I bought some MF and UF tires and I was just about to mount them on rims and I noticed that they both feel the same. What color dot is used on the tires for grading.

Red = low flex
yellow = med flex
what color is Ultra flex?
Are they the same model? Like both are Blades in different compounds, or one is a Blade and one is a Axeman?

From my experience the compounds are probably different depending on the tire model (designed that way because there's only so soft you can go before the tire can't handle it, so the compounds are changed). I.E. - An UF Cutoff won't feel like an UF TurboTrax.
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Old 01-13-2012 | 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Rsickles
Are they the same model? Like both are Blades in different compounds, or one is a Blade and one is a Axeman?

From my experience the compounds are probably different depending on the tire model (designed that way because there's only so soft you can go before the tire can't handle it, so the compounds are changed). I.E. - An UF Cutoff won't feel like an UF TurboTrax.
Yes i have 2 sets of blades 1 UF and other MF and 2 sets of Gripz 1 UF and 1 MF the dot looks white but the both UF sets of tires feel like the MF
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Old 01-13-2012 | 04:26 AM
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Welcome back Eddie.
The strikers are a really good tire for most tracks in medium.
And you will find them on sale alot.The blade in frnt and axeman in rear is a killer combo for racing longer mains.That's what I used at the nationals at mikes in porter TX
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Old 01-13-2012 | 04:40 AM
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I use Axeman pretty much every where, when the temp is up go to a MF for the mains. Other than that its Axe in UF everywhere. Turbo Trax UF is the only other tire I use on a damp track with ruts.

Hobby Pro has some of the fastest ground shipping.
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Old 01-13-2012 | 05:24 AM
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Thanks Skillett, see ya in Porter.
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