Tucson carpet racing is going with a small but dedicated crowd, we get about one convert a month from the dirt-slingers, and we can even race carpet on Friday now instead of just Sunday.

I still cant convince people that carpet cars are cheaper and more durable than the dirt-burners. What did me in and made me a much more hard-core carpet racer is the three-race tire bullshit they do at Comp these days. When it gets dry that track is so abrasive its like sandpaper. I buy a new set of foamies about once a month.

I miss the old clay with the slick-and-diesel formula that worked so well years ago, but I guess the price of progress (meaning going slower and having the same surface as everyone else) is $20 in tires per race night.