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Originally Posted by openwheel44
Mark and I have debated the tech procedure of gasoline. Yes........a can of worms. Maybe not a feasible solution but we thought about simply stating......buy your gas at a designated gas station close to the track. We could test and compare somewhat then. If you think your gas is close to what that tests.......knock yourself out and good luck. At this point...........we don't have very many "gas guys" racing around here so it hasn't been a big issue............yet. Hoping this meeting will get us all some "direction" on how to deal with this issue also.
Not a tire expert but..................does soaking or treating a spec tire soften it significantly? If so, how much is a good rule of thumb a Hoosier SP2 can be brought down to as compared to it's starting point???? My Go Kart buddy has been trying to enlighten me somewhat to all the crap that goes on with tire treatments. All this info makes my brain hurt. If I has educated me on one thing..........it's Go Kart guys that run asphalt usually have one hell of a tire bill.
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If you have a good driver and set up guy, it will be faster, but with a good driver and set up guy you will be quick anyhow. I would think it more like a placebo, but placebos work also.
I would recommend a cheap hard right rear and a durometer. If they want to spend $100.00 a gallon on dope and it does not check soft let them buy it.
We tried a doped tire once. AJ was going to run it at the Chili Bowl and decided against it. It set for for about 4 months and we tried it for the first race at Bloomington of all places. That thing was slicker tire and in 10 laps into the main it was slick, poor choice.
Honest Dad himself
