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Old 07-28-2006, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by SlobbaTech
Doing proline for 2wd and losi for truck and 4wd doesn't work. Most of the time a proline and losi tire do not work equally well at the same time on he same surface, usually one is good and the other does donuts. Proline doesn't have a good wet clay track compound...they also only have square fuzzie and holeshot tread for truck rear tires. So of those 2 treads and their currently available compounds, anyone running truck with any combination of their tires/compounds on a wet clay track has no chance of finding grip. There's just no beating the pink compound in that situation. Proline tires do work well when the track is dry and that is when the pinks don't...pinks don't like dust and if the dust is bad enough they could work as badly as prolines do on a wet track. So doing the tire agreement how they did this year is the best compromise while having tires that actually work well. Foams can vary depending if the track is wet/dry/traction level, truck you need stock and Bomb 1 grey foam, 2wd/4wd stock foam f/r, bomb 1 grey and bomb 2 soft grey/white foams.

I am quite aware of the fact that Pink Losi tires might work better as I race on a clay track 3 times a week. But if everyone is on the same tires...it would work fine. And just any FYI, considering that "Pink Xs" are the best clay tires for SoCal... it is interesting that on truck, pink tires don't work and everyone runs Holeshots/Edges M3.....
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