May 4th/5th Race

[ricksr6]

So will we be running rain tires or will the sun gods be blessing us???

[Mr Sunshine]

So will we be running rain tires or will the sun gods be blessing us???

survey says...RAIN!

[johndr83]

The 10 day on weather.com calls for rain. But these forecasts always change.

[ricksr6]

I just thought I would see what everyone else thought, I would imagine it will be RAIN.

[johndr83]

I'm a go ahead and put rain tires on and safety wire friday night just so it's nice and sunny the next day.

[dinolee]

I'm a go ahead and put rain tires on and safety wire friday night just so it's nice and sunny the next day.
We appreciate you taking one for the team!

[snake]

im not going if it rains

[Mr Sunshine]

im not going if it rains

why not?

[The Squid]

Its May 5th-6th

[overdraft]

we've been through this before... it will rain like hell on friday so that you think you're smart by putting rains on in the garage before you come, then it will be dry saturday morning so you'll change back to slicks after tech, then it'll rain like hell just before your race so you have to put the wets back on and then you'll go out and a dry line will form and you'll cook them... etc. etc. etc....

[Lauralynne]

Bridgestone rains don't cook in the dry - they hold up really well for the wet/dry/wet/dry stuff!

[Mr Sunshine]

Bridgestone rains don't cook in the dry - they hold up really well for the wet/dry/wet/dry stuff!

Then how do the work in the wet? The reason why rains cook is because they have such a low operating temperature due to them being wet.

[Moto]

Bridgestone rains don't cook in the dry - they hold up really well for the wet/dry/wet/dry stuff!

ok. or, you could put intermediates on and use a tyre that was designed for just that ;)

[Mr Sunshine]

ok. or, you could put intermediates on and use a tyre that was designed for just that ;)

true but not SS legal either. :)

Which is why I'm going to use the Pilot Power as an intermediate. :>

[Blisterin]

So will we be running rain tires or will the sun gods be blessing us???

the magic 8 ball says "No" to this question.

[snake]

why not?
Too far to drive with the high gas prices in relation to the amount of fun I anticipate having.
I could change my mind on this.

[Hypnotiq]

rain racing kicks ass! I hope it pours! :)

[Bad Dog]

Racing in the rain sucks, :(

Not going for a championship or points so dry only for me. I want to go fast, not tiptoe around a wet, slick track.

[Ken Holme]

there is no better way to understand being smooth rain riding.
It will ferret out the ham fisted blocs pronto.
It's easy...smooth, don't trail and break like hell.
Homie

[Ken Holme]

there is no better way to understand being smooth than by rain racing.
It will ferret out the ham fisted blocs pronto.
It's easy...be smooth, don't trail and brake like hell while upright....Oh ya...trust your tires.
Homie

OPPs....spelling issue

[Moto]

true but not SS legal either. :)

Which is why I'm going to use the Pilot Power as an intermediate. :>

are you sure about that? i'm not.

i should probably check on that. if full rains are legal then why would a wet tyre not be legal? that's silly. they are legal in a lot of other assosiations.

[gazman]

I think sun

[Lauralynne]

Then how do the work in the wet? The reason why rains cook is because they have such a low operating temperature due to them being wet.

They work kick ass in the wet and don't burn up in the dry - if you want more information than that, ask Bridgestone. Or come by our pit and look at the tires.

[Mr Sunshine]

are you sure about that? i'm not.

i should probably check on that. if full rains are legal then why would a wet tyre not be legal? that's silly. they are legal in a lot of other assosiations.

the rules say exactly:

Section P.5.f

Tires: original tires may be replaced with good DOT approved tires with a minimum of 1/16th inch tread or commercially manufactured non DOT approved full rain tires. Hand cut, modified, retread or knobby tires are not allowed. Racing-only tires slicks or otherwise (with the exception of full rains) are not allowed.


The exception is only on full rains and not intemediates. The idea is that a DOT tire can handle the track being damp...but in a downpour its unsafe so we allow full rains.

[Moto]

the rules say exactly:

Section P.5.f


The exception is only on full rains and not intemediates. The idea is that a DOT tire can handle the track being damp...but in a downpour its unsafe so we allow full rains.

well, that's a silly idea then. wets should be allowed. then you can spend even more money on tyres.

[theJrod]

I always wondered why nobody used intermediates around here... PR seems like the perfect track for them, with all this drizzle/sun/drizzle/sun shit we get!