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08-23-2012, 07:57 AM
#46
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It may be time to put back together the old foam cars... If I come and race, I'm running purples or something in that range (37 shore+). We started TC racing on Purple and Purple/Orange fronts until it went softer and softer till we had 1 run pinks or magentas peeling a part. 50mm wheel with tires cut to 2.18" would last 4 runs of "break in" and then would stop hiking and were good from 2.10-2.14". Below 2.10" they started to slide around but you could still get around the track. I ran 8-12 runs on a set before the sliding set in.
Pit Shimizu 20D's were the most dialed carpet TC rubber tire but I don't see them being raced due to their short life. I think if everyone wants to seriously bring back foam TC they need to seriously think about this and use the adjustments (like they do on rubber cars). Stop making 1 run tires the "must have".
Pit Shimizu 20D's were the most dialed carpet TC rubber tire but I don't see them being raced due to their short life. I think if everyone wants to seriously bring back foam TC they need to seriously think about this and use the adjustments (like they do on rubber cars). Stop making 1 run tires the "must have".
08-23-2012, 08:14 AM
#47
It's amazing people watched foam tire mod die and they want to repeat the process again.
08-23-2012, 08:20 AM
#48
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08-23-2012, 08:36 AM
#51
It may be time to put back together the old foam cars... If I come and race, I'm running purples or something in that range (37 shore+). We started TC racing on Purple and Purple/Orange fronts until it went softer and softer till we had 1 run pinks or magentas peeling a part. 50mm wheel with tires cut to 2.18" would last 4 runs of "break in" and then would stop hiking and were good from 2.10-2.14". Below 2.10" they started to slide around but you could still get around the track. I ran 8-12 runs on a set before the sliding set in.
Pit Shimizu 20D's were the most dialed carpet TC rubber tire but I don't see them being raced due to their short life. I think if everyone wants to seriously bring back foam TC they need to seriously think about this and use the adjustments (like they do on rubber cars). Stop making 1 run tires the "must have".
Pit Shimizu 20D's were the most dialed carpet TC rubber tire but I don't see them being raced due to their short life. I think if everyone wants to seriously bring back foam TC they need to seriously think about this and use the adjustments (like they do on rubber cars). Stop making 1 run tires the "must have".
08-23-2012, 09:17 AM
#52
08-23-2012, 12:12 PM
#53
I agree with you that was the point I was trying to make. If you start foam again and just leave it open tire why would the end result be any different this time.
08-23-2012, 06:49 PM
#55
Yep must back up Josh on this, 100% correct, if "we" try and do this we have to set up some solid rules if you will to keep the same thing from happening again. Already with just the rumors of this happening I have even fallen subject to finding the 35 shore and lower foams. why can't we just spec it like the world GT tires or something to that effect? I know in the past the Grandslam race did that, but due to the huge depart from foam to rubber that only lasted one season. I vote for something like this again, at the least, make an agreement to run say 40 shore or purple, at the least. Even at that most people will at least try a purple/purple setup, and everyone works with that.
08-23-2012, 08:11 PM
#56
no matter what the compound or brand, people have to run 3 quals and a main on 3 sets of tires. so it makes it tough to have one runs 
let's be realistic, this class was meant to be fun.
let's be realistic, this class was meant to be fun.
08-24-2012, 09:52 AM
#58
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