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MuleMadness said:
rocksmoker,
The slide around was due to a combination of factors.
1) cold morning
2) damp track
3) insuffeciently scrubed take-offs
4) too early on the throttle
It would probably be a good idea to re-check my suspension setup as well. As a matter of fact, I had planned on working on fork settings that day. I had just gotten the forks ready for the zip tie method before the first session...
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Race take-offs? They're take-off's for a reason. :laugh: Hope they weren't already toasted. I know many racer's don't take 'em off until they are toasted - personally I wouldn't touch 'em with a ten foot pole.
You can bake all the sticky compound out of the tires with heat cycles and still have plenty of rubber left. One of the tell-tale sign is if they have kind of a shiney blue haze on 'em. Leave 'em alone - they're done.
Scrimping on tires can be expensive - especially if it costs you a track day and repair bills. :808876-nono:
With it as cold as it is I wouldn't run anything but DOT tires. Race slicks? No friggen way. You could turn way better lap times and be safer on street tires than full race slicks when it's cold - the race slicks can't get hot enough to stick!
And - have you set your static sag? You ought to do that before you leave the house. Especially for a track day.
For Texas World Dates:
Lone Star Track Days
Interestingly enough - they happen to have track days often on a Friday before a CMRA race weekend. Now how convenient is that? :grin:
Motorsports Ranch is in Cresson just south of Fort Worth. Nice joint.
Monday, February 7th @ Texas World Speedway
::: Monday, February 28th @ Texas World Speedway
::: Friday, March 18th @ The Motorsport Ranch *
::: Monday, April 4th @ The Motorsport Ranch
::: Friday, April 22nd @ Texas World Speedway *
::: Monday, May 2nd @ The Motorsport Ranch
::: Monday, May 23rd @ Texas World Speedway
::: Friday, June 3rd @ The Motorsport Ranch *
::: Monday, June 20th @ Texas World Speedway
::: Monday, July 11th @ The Motorsport Ranch
::: Friday, July 29th @ Texas World Speedway *
::: Monday, August 8th @ The Motorsport Ranch
::: Monday, August 29th @ Texas World Speedway
::: Monday, September 19th @ The Motorsport Ranch
::: Friday, September 30th @ Texas World Speedway *
::: Monday, October 17th @ The Motorsport Ranch