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Old 01-05-2012 | 12:38 PM
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TrevCoult
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Originally Posted by Blue Screw
i know urdoing alot of tire research... heres some food for thought.. just because what ur reading they ran on the net or what u seen in results doesnt mean its all true....like the good old saying "dont judge a book by its cover" pretty much now a days tires and tires setup is the only thing setting these "pros" apart.. so why are they gonna give there little bit of edge... I mean i seen it with my own eyes local king of there local track on weekly races winner are going to the extend to actually removing the clor codes of one tire and switching them to another..(taking a mag dot and putting on a yellow)..sicking i know... best is i seen race scribe off the real pinion numbers and put in a new one so if it was looked at or tech when marshaling they see a completly different number then used....
I don't know if it's the case in the USA, but in the UK I find that 12th scale drivers are by far the most helpful of any class of racing. If you ask for help or advice you get it, and to the best of their ability. I've even seen top guys rebuild cars for other people at the nationals.

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