Appalachian Race Tire
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Does anyone here remember when we ran a tire whose best lap was the lap before it corded? And they lasted half the season? The current Toyo isn't that good. Don't know why a spec class needs a tire that cycles out before it wears out??? Participants have a budget for racing and tires eat into that more than anything else. When the money runs out they stop racing. What's good for SM and the organizations it to have more people racing more. I'm for a tire that has the most grip, doesn't overload our current suspension and its components and that has to wear out. They can all make that. The question is who will. If the race tire manufacturers won't do it then let's run street tires. We are all on the same tire so it really doesn't matter.
Does anyone here remember when we ran a tire whose best lap was the lap before it corded? And they lasted half the season? The current Toyo isn't that good. Don't know why a spec class needs a tire that cycles out before it wears out??? Participants have a budget for racing and tires eat into that more than anything else. When the money runs out they stop racing. What's good for SM and the organizations it to have more people racing more. I'm for a tire that has the most grip, doesn't overload our current suspension and its components and that has to wear out. They can all make that. The question is who will. If the race tire manufacturers won't do it then let's run street tires. We are all on the same tire so it really doesn't matter.
Yes, that was the Toyo RA1 and we shaved those
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Yep. And it was my understanding that the rr is made with the same compound as the ra1.
As a mid-pack driver I see about 15 hc on the rr. Could be up to 20 if I planned it right and saved certain tires for certain tracks. That's not quite corded, but it's pretty close.
Would be interesting to know if in fact the compound is the same...both DOT tire but one rated at 100 tread wear and the other at 40.
It may depend a little on the day and the track but I have seen end of life RR's be competitive on fast cars!
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Never bought a Hoosier, or a Toyo, at the track. I place orders online and have them shipped to my house. Use local guy to mount balance.
I think you understood my point...sorry it wasnt up to your literal standard
I've always made a phone call and had them show up at the track with the provider...be it Hoosier West or our local Toyo dealer. Never been charged shipping this way...maybe a premium to M/B but we need someone at the track!
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Ron
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Though I could have bought the equipment myself for what we’ve spent over the years, we pay another local racer to do our M&B. We could save even more elsewhere but he’s an old friend, does a perfect job every time and his equipment is at the same location as our shop.
The equipment isn't the expensive part. What are the labor costs?
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We used the BFG Rivals for both Sebring and Daytona on one set and didn't change, and they were perfectly fine. We then tried the Rival S, which is softer, and the left side tires had nothing left after 6 hours at Sebring .. so I would stay away from the Rival S.
Since the Rivals are pretty bad in the rain, we recently decided to change to the RS4 which we won Sebring with in September, used them again New Years at Sebring but the motor blew up in 45 min, so I have no answer for if it can last two races at Sebring . But, we will be at Daytona with the same set in a couple of weeks, and I will let you know how they do. They still had plenty of life left after 14 hours at Sebring.
We have yet to try the Direzzas, but I believe that is what Buras and Pardus' teams are running. Not sure if they are getting two races out of theirs, but maybe Preston can comment if he knows (since I see him reading this right now).
Seems a lot of people want more competitive longevity in a spec tire. A tire deal that puts money in the club's pocket by taking it out of the regional racer's pocket is not a good deal.
Is the SMAC listening?
Tires seems to be a "problem" for every form of racing out there. Every professional series I watch has limitations on the number of sets of tires per weekend. It's been discussed before, and shot down, but perhaps Hoosier could supply a tech with a barcode scanner on the grid for every session at a Major. That would qualify as "support". The other details (flatspot, rain, damage, etc.) could be figured out.
Seems a lot of people want more competitive longevity in a spec tire. A tire deal that puts money in the club's pocket by taking it out of the regional racer's pocket is not a good deal.
Is the SMAC listening?
I am sure they are. I think Todd Lamb and other SMAC members have the right intentions for the class. None of those guys want to spend the money either if they don't feel like they have to, to be competitive. It is to my understanding that Todd has been working with Hoosier to give us a better product, but this isn't going to happen overnight, and I doubt he wants to sit here and say "yes, I am listening" over and over again.
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I am sure they are. I think Todd Lamb and other SMAC members have the right intentions for the class. None of those guys want to spend the money either if they don't feel like they have to, to be competitive. It is to my understanding that Todd has been working with Hoosier to give us a better product, but this isn't going to happen overnight, and I doubt he wants to sit here and say "yes, I am listening" over and over again.
an affirmative "this is what we (SMAC) are telling hoosier" post would go a long way.
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an affirmative "this is what we (SMAC) are telling hoosier" post would go a long way.
Fair enough. But, I believe Todd has before (somewhere on this forum).
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Fair enough. But, I believe Todd has before (somewhere on this forum).
He posted the link earlier in this thread...
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5 months ago, for those who missed it: http://mazdaracers.c...ng-2019-update/
The wheels have been in motion for quite some time, and they don't have Toyo's mounted on them.
He posted the link earlier in this thread...
There's the post. Perhaps we could get a 5-month progress report? Something like "Hoosier listened and will have a new tire for testing shortly that should have the following key differences: blahblahblah. We intend to test with [description of drivers, or names if appropriate] by [date] using the following methods [blahblahblah]."
Maybe that's not an appropriate update at this juncture, but it would be nice to know where that effort stands in light of all the discussion here.
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