Originally Posted by
JamesL_71
Have you tried using 2 sets of tires? Run the first set in the first qual, then clean immediately with motor spray when you come off the track. Let that set dry. Use the 2nd set for the 2nd qual, and clean immediately afterwards. By the time the 3rd qual/main comes around, the 1st set will be dry and ready to dope...
You can use more than 2 sets even. To the point where you are only running a set for a single round over the course of the day.
Unless your track is changing dramatically over the course of a race day(unlikely with carpet) or you are ping-ponging off the walls every run... odds are that your tires are picking up rubber/sauce/debris/etc and are changing in regards to overall grip from run to run.
I have not tried this, but it sounds like a reasonable idea. Right now I have just been taking all of the fuzz off of my tires between runs, but not actually cleaning them with any sort of motor spray. Seems like it might also make ride height adjustment a lot easier over the course of a day.
Originally Posted by
LonnyJ1950
How does the car change? Understeer, oversteer, traction roll?
I would describe it as the car becoming edgy. Tendency towards oversteer, and I have to be a lot more careful on the throttle to prevent the rear end from kicking out. It just doesn't seem as "hooked up". Never really had issues with traction rolling, the handling just seems very inconsistent between runs. Will seem easy to drive and fast for one run and then very difficult to drive an hour later. I have a nagging feeling this is also related to my tire care in between runs, and not actually cleaning them off other than taking the fuzz off...?