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Old 01-07-2009 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by CraigM
No one goops at our club. I find this really strange because goop works on TC but the fast 12th guys say nothing works. What would be a good goop to try?

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Hmm...I seem to post the following about once a week...lol!

For racing on asphalt that is not clean and perfect you need to do a two part traction compound method.

Put Paragon Ground FX on your full rear tire and inside 1/3rd of the front tires. Wait 15 min then coat the same areas with a runny suntan lotion so you can't see through it. Wait another 15 min (the suntan lotion will melt into the tires) then wipe it off. If you dont have that much time between rounds but on the paragon then put on the suntan lotion right away. Try to wipe the tires 5 min before your run. Its ok if the tires feel a little slimey. As long as they are fully wiped off you will hook up.

Paragon alone will make the tires sticky and you will pick up dust and have zero traction. Something about the suntan lotion makes the tires not pick up dust and makes the traction last the full 8 min.

This may sound goofy but we asphalt racers have been doing this for 20+ years and no one has come up with anything that beats it.
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