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Old 12-08-2009, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by or8ital
I like Paragon myself but I could understand a track with a hobby shop not wanting to use it. While we are all use to the smell it is a big turn-off to the general public (and some racers). Plus it seems most major carpet races are moving away from Paragon so it isn't good practice for big races.
I don't really agree with either of those points. Gripper tracks smell like turpentine factories on racedays, I don't know about non-racedays, because I'm not at the track for those. And Gripper clubrace traction levels never approach big race levels because the stuff doesn't stay in the carpet from raceday to raceday the way paragon does. So club race testing to me is still better with Paragon because it offers more traction, and therefore better simulates big race conditions.
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