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Originally Posted by chsutherland
I just completed my frist race weekend and finally have a little bit more to contribute to the site. The tires didn't really seem to matter much, i think the radials were a pretty good tire. They were pretty forgiving and stood up pretty well. Make no mistake about it, we beat the ever living life out of those tires and cars. Both put up well. Some people complained endlessly about the tires but i don't think it makes much difference. At the end of the day on the last day, two lap records were set in the memorial race. The tires and cars by that point had about ten days of relentless punishement. First the national series, then 2 day schools and regional racing the next weekend. The guys and gals that were consistent and fast just drove what they had. Dr. Greist won a lot of races this weekend by being very consistent, very smooth and as a result was very fast. He took care of what he had and it paid off for him. Not to mention we weren't charged extra for destroying tires and most of us were guilty. I don't see lots of extra time in the day for countless tire changes either, and we kept the mechanics plenty busy. If we had a softer tire it might create more problems than it solves. For nationals it would seem a slick would be better it just kinda makes sense for that series. So i guess its a question of how many tires do ya feel like changing in a day, and is there enough time, and can the mechanincs possibly keep up with all the destroyed/broken cars and change four tires on 30 cars twice a day? That seems like an awful lot to ask out of 10 or so guys.
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OK, my first post:
I shudder to think of what might have happened in Group 5 at Turn 5 at Road America the day before yesterday if they/we were running on slicks. As it was six cars spun at the same spot at the same time in a sudden downpour - but with no contact. Much as I like the idea of slicks, treaded tires make sense for regional races.