Ed, You are doing your self a disservice by putting your tires on a rack on an open trailer. The rubber on race tires gets harder with each temp cycle. A race tire left out in the sun on a bright day (summer) can reach temps of over 120 degs. This is almost as hot as a on track session. Your tires should always be stored and transported out of the sun. Put them in the back of your pickup. When at the track, if you don't have a canopy, keep your tires covered with a light colored cloth.
You also will much consistent racing tire race pressure if your tires are at ambient temp when you set the (cold) pressure rather than when the tire is heated by the sun. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "edward capullo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [F500] Editorial: How did F1000 go wrong? > Eric -Your last paragraph about F500 being dragged along or left behind > brings me to a question out of curiosity. Keepng in mind that I only got > into sports car racing in 1983 --What was the situation in FV when FF came > out? How did they keep themselves going? > I just got back from a NARRC regional at Lime Rock and am pretty beat up as > my shoulders are severely bruised and I have what they used to call a hip > pointer in football on my left elbow from all the right turns. These are > violent little cars! However we had three people stop by our tent to ask > about the F500. Two were young people and one was a current snowmobile > enthusiast. He seemed most interested in the snowmobile connection to F500. > The last person to stop by was seriously interested in the car and came from > a Kart racing backgound. Naturally Shelly and I pointed out the fact that he > was already used to left foot braking and would not have to learn it as I am > trying to do. ( I looked fondly at the S2000s that were racing...old > memories) > The point is there are people who are INTERESTED in F500 just as they are! > Particularly when we told him we have yet to buy a new set of R25s ( I got 4 > mounted sets when I bought the car along with mtd rains that were used once > and a new set of intermediates)and that the engine was last rebuilt in 2004 > ie:LOW maintenance costs. I also mention that I tow with a 98 Dodge Dakota > V6 and an open single axle landscaping trailer slightly modifiedto include a > tire rack. This combo gets me to NHIS at an average of 17.5mpg (all > expressway) and if I go to Lime Rock (up and down hills with 2 lane roads > for half the way) I still get 15mpg. There are people out there so let us > talk F500 up as the most bang for the buck at every opportunity. > Ed Capullo > > > >From: Eric D Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [F500] Editorial: How did F1000 go wrong? > >Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:38:02 -0700 > > > >On Sat, 2006-08-19 at 11:55 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Since there are so many old cars that are once again competitive, the > > > combined FF/F600 class increases it's participation grow by 20-30%, as 2 > >or 3 'new' > > > DB-1s start to show up at each national. Most of these have been built > >for > > > under $20K net, so this becomes the de facto entry-level open-wheel > >class, > > > pushing F500 aside. > > > > > >I fear that this is a much more likely and relaistic scenario than > >David's horror story. Not that David's horror story isn't possible (or > >even likely). > > > >But I agree that the 600cc bike motors WILL pose a significant threat to > >F500. > > > >Marshall poses some real serious (and legitimate) questions here.... > > > > > > > So, will the guy with $20K to spend buy a new F500, a converted DB-1 > >F600, > > > or a Spec Miata? If so, why or why not? > > > > > >Sadly... I have to say that I would have to give some pretty serious > >consideration to a converted DB-1. And that's a tought thing for me, the > >ultimate F500 cheerleader, to acknowledge. > > > > > > > Alternatively, should F500 be the lowest-cost option in a single group > >that > > > includes FF/F600/F500? > > > > > > Where do you want F500 to be in 5 years, and how do you plan to sell it > > > against the likely invasion of the bike-engined cars? > > > > > >I think that pretty much sums up the the core questions that we, as a > >class, need to answer. > > > > > > > These issues are being put in front of > > > the board NOW; our proposals so far are a great start, but if we don't > >take > > > some leadership, we will be dragged along against our will or left > >behind. > > > > > >Without some solidarity and sense of purpose F500 WILL be dragged along > >or left behind. We can either embrace change and grow (or at least > >sustain) the class, or we can resist change and be left behind. I > >believe that the class MUST evolve somehow to remain viable for the next > >20 years. If it doesn't evolve it will become extinct (Darwin's Theories > >apply to racing classes too). We need to figure out what that > >evolutionary path is, and how to manage it in such a way as to keep the > >class viable and cost effective. > > > >As always, just my humble opinion... > > > >-- > >Eric D Christensen > >Proadmin, Inc. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
