Originally Posted by
Juan Aveytia
There’s always going to an advantage for being local to a track. Tire sauce is a tuning option that most racers today seem lazy to experiment with. Racing isn’t fair. Spec racing isn’t equal in many aspects. It’s awesome that you came all the way from another country to support an awesome event. But I doubt you would’ve finished any higher should you have had the “best traction sauce”. If you went to the pits and asked everyone what they were using. You definitely would’ve gotten many different answers. Buggy grip baked in for 10-20 minutes is my preferred tire prep at the Tamiya track. For the ones wanting a spec sauce. If the sauce works you’ll love it. If the sauce fades. You’ll complain it sucks. And then rumors will hit the pits that someone is only fast because he cheating. Spec tires, roar rules are enough. Anymore rules and we might as well all run hand out tyco cars because someone might be a better mechanic than me as well. Let’s not forget about who was fast because they were given some new motor that only his drivers had access to. What I’m trying to say is simple. Don’t over complicate things. Just go have fun. Where ever you end up is we’re you should be. Racing isn’t supposed to be fair or equal. I enjoy trying to find an edge to help me win. And if someone prepared better than me. Then that’s my fault.
my friend you have many flaws in your claim. 1. tyco cars (I have no idea what that is but I get what you're trying to say) for everybody is over exaggeration to say the least. 2. complaining about spec sauce when it's not working: it's not really an issue because when it's not really working, it's not working for everybody. So fair field. If you make it work while the others don't, you win the race and kudos for you. No matter what, at least it's fair start. 3. you're the one over complicating things with your sauce theory lol 4. If you have to bake a manufactured tire sauce to make it work, you might be doing something wrong mechanically or cheating cuz it sounds like you make the sauce a glue consistency 5. Your claim "racing isn't fair" is legit. But not because of sauce locals use, but because of driving skills, set up of the car and support behind the driver. 5. Your comment " you would not have finished any better even with best tire sauce" contradicts your own thoughts and a little harsh for him. If his result would be the same with whatever sauce for him, it would've been the same for you. Then why do you even go through that baking process yourself?
To finish in a friendly note, I praise you that you shared how you prep your tire sauce for Tamiya track. I really don't like "locals always have advantage because of their local secrets" shit. That means they don't share. Even in my neck of the wood, some cheat on their motor and battery and who knows what and they do not share and always hush hush. If it takes a local secret for you to win or close to winning a race, maybe you don't deserve the spot you landed on.