We experimented with the 18" tires years ago and didn't like them. So we
stuck with the 19.5" tires. Since then we have changed some of our front
end adjustments and we thought we would try them again. To be honest, I
don't see a difference between the 2 sizes on our car, on how it handles,
so we will probably be going back to the 19.5" tires. Especially since a
few of the sites we run on are very rough and the taller tires keep the
bottoming out to a minimum. And keeping 2 sizes of tires is too expensive
of an option for us.
Up till this year every F500 at the Nationals ran 18" tires except the 3
cars from Texas, from what I remember. Lawrence Edwards ran 19.5" tires
this year (18" tires last year) and he was 2nd. The side wall is stiffer
with the 18" tires, but is that better in Solo? Don't really know.
And no, we didn't make any changes to the car, like ride height, when we
put on the 18" tires. It just got lower to the ground. Maybe we should
have? hmmm. ;-)
Later,
Gary
At 12:19 PM 10/1/2006, you wrote:
Gary,
It wasnt too long ago that you guys used the high profile tires, now you
use the short ones. Any opinions as to what is what? I noticed that
about 90% of the F500 guys at Nats had the shorter tires. I bet the ride
is harsher with the low profiles ( as if we needed to be harsher)
Bill Schmidt 88 Red Devil Kawi
>>> GaryK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/01/06 10:26 AM >>>
The current champ's car is the same as it was at Nationals for the past
3
or so years, except for a new adjustment, angle, setting or 2. The only
changes that have been made were to keep it updated to the changes in
the
GCR and the Solo Rules.
At 10:00 AM 10/1/2006, you wrote:
>Of course you earned it Gary. You were fastest. However I think that we
>should all agree to freeze the current champ's car development for the
>upcoming year so the rest of us can catch up. What do ya say? As for
me,
>I'm scouting out a second driver to get my program back where it should
be.
>
>GaryK wrote:
>
> >I thought I earned it. :-(
> >
> >O'well. ;-)
> >
> >I guess I'll just have to try harder next year.
> >
> >Gary Kramar
> >
> >
> >At 08:02 PM 9/28/2006, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >>OK, well you've all been waiting for this .. well maybe you haven't.
In
> >>any case the Solo Nationals are now history for F modified and the
> >>Formula 500s were well represented. The class included 35 drivers,
with
> >>about 23 of them being F440/500 cars. It was a close battle both
days,
> >>with Lawrence Edwards taking the first day lead only to have Gary
Kramer
> >>sneak off with the win over both days. The racing was tight, with
the
> >>first 5 cars separated by only 6 tenths after 98 seconds of racing.
9
> >>out of the the top ten were F500 cars. Here are the trophy winners
..
> >>
> >>1. Gary Kramer 98.016
> >>2. Lawrence Edwards 98.282
> >>3. Jeff Blumenthal 98.331 (good job guy!)
> >>4. Eric Heller 98.428
> >>5. John Whitling 98.683
> >>6. Brian Ciarlei 99.334
> >>7. Greg Piper 99.337
> >>8. Vern Lyle 99.577
> >>9. John Paul Engstrom 100.140
> >>10. Scott Nardin 100.285
> >>
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name
> >>of jwhit.vcf]
>
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