Originally Posted by
jdeadman
We have been vacumming the track just about every race day and trying to keep it clean. Also how black should the track get. some of the "more seinor" members have said that they have neer seen it this black.
I have noticed that the frint tires get shiny on the parts that did not get doped and around christmas the traction was good but after I have seen that my rears (after dull doping then wiping off) come off just as glazed as the front parts that did not get any doping.
I'm wondering if a shampooing is in order for this carpet? would it harm it?
cheers
Your problem stems from mixing the Paragon and the Jack. In the UK, we stopped using the 'smelly' additives some years ago, and we found that some of the alternatives don't mix - especially Paragon and Jack! We have a list of additives that are allowed, and work together OK. Go to
www.brca.org, click on 12th Section on the left, and then Race Info from the top. The file is under 'Approved Additives. Stick to this lot (all non-smelly!) and you'll be fine.
Is someone using a TC rubber additive? These are mostly oil based, and also cause problems when mixed.
I am not sure how you cure this problem, but I would start by stating that one or the other additive is allowed only, and stop using the other one. My experience with 'slippery' tracks is that Jack will work better for longer - the car will slide a bit at both ends, but it will at least work a bit better! Either that, or switch to Paragon only.
I hope that helps, and you get it all sorted quite soon!
