Racing Rubber is one of the most amazing compounds that man has ever manufactured.
When cold race rubber seems to be slicker than driving on glare ice. Once the tires warm into the normal operating temperature range they stick like chewing gum to the sole of ones shoe. The difference is night and day. One of the comments in this conversation about tires at the Solo Nationals that has been glossed over and lost is the comment about having more than one driver in the car......more than one driver = more runs and less cool off time between runs = more grip in the tires. Competitive tire life is not gauged by the physical wear left to the bottom of the wear marker....it is measured in number of heat cycles that have been applied to the tire. Each heat cycle has the effect of curing the tire and making it harder and harder as each heat cycle is added to those that have gone before. Chuck McAbee SEDIV #16 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Vriesinga Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [F500] ? re. Tires I've never used slick tires before and I'm wondering about this now with all the tire talk going on in another thread. The slicks on my car appear to have plenty of wear left in them if the dots or dimples on the tire face are any indication. When I poke my thumb nail in them the surface feels quite soft and malleable. Compared to the feel of the high performance tires on my street car, these tires should offer much better performance. But, I don't think I am getting the performance that I "theoretically" should get. The main reason I think this is that under braking, these tires are awful! They lock up with almost no effort and it is next to impossible to get anything other than complete lockup. I don't find it really difficult to get the car to push, and oversteer is a constant problem. Needless to say, this is not an ideal condition.What gives here? Are these tires worn out? Why do they look and feel so good (to the touch) and work so poorly compared to my high performance street tires? JV ________________________________ 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! ***
