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  • missile07
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2007
    • 680

    #1

    Rear Tire Heat

    Helping a friend out over the weekend and I couldn't help but notice how hot his tires were each time he went out.

    After just 4 or 5 hot laps his tires were hot to touch but the RR was considerably hotter. Then after a 8 lap heat race his RR was on fire (crate 21). The track wasn't slick and wasn't taking rubber.

    For the feature he put a D-55 on the RR and 21 on the LR.....both tires were scorched and pretty much ruined. Running roughly 4 inches of stagger

    Driver keep saying he had no forward drive. Is this the classic "way too tight in, making the car loose out?"

    I feel like the car is too tight and he is forcing it to turn. This was the first time at this track in years and he is not a sling it in kind of driver.

    Any help is appreciated
  • MasterSbilt_Racer
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 14324

    #2
    Originally posted by missile07 View Post
    Helping a friend out over the weekend and I couldn't help but notice how hot his tires were each time he went out.

    After just 4 or 5 hot laps his tires were hot to touch but the RR was considerably hotter. Then after a 8 lap heat race his RR was on fire (crate 21). The track wasn't slick and wasn't taking rubber.

    For the feature he put a D-55 on the RR and 21 on the LR.....both tires were scorched and pretty much ruined. Running roughly 4 inches of stagger

    Driver keep saying he had no forward drive. Is this the classic "way too tight in, making the car loose out?"

    I feel like the car is too tight and he is forcing it to turn. This was the first time at this track in years and he is not a sling it in kind of driver.

    Any help is appreciated
    He's spinning the hell out of them. Regardless of handling issue.
    Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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