RA1's for 2017 CMC

[Supercharged111]

Has anybody asked Toyo directly what the optimum or target tire temperature is hot? We have the equipment to measure the temperatures after a race/qual/practice etc but haven't due to a lack of crew. I'd have to jump out and do it myself. I think we may be overheating our tires based on our slower lap times from the halfway point of a race to the end. We have datalogger info to review to see if our lateral G's are in fact decreasing which may help answer part of the question.

I hope to gather hot tire temperature data next season right off the track along with various other parameters. I have a few other ideas to try out as well...all in hopes to keep up with Dustin

Aww c'mon, don't make me put effort into going faster.

[Fbody383]

In that case skip the tires and hire a "stig" to drive.

Fixed that for ya... Don't be shocked if you see a fast face in the #39.

So that leaves BOUDREAUX out... BAM! Right there...

[liquidroam]

Fixed that for ya... Don't be shocked if you see a fast face in the #39.

So that leaves BOUDREAUX out... BAM! Right there...

I see what you did there James May.

[mach1]

So at this point, with the trouble and costs involved, is anyone still interested in this RA1 experiment?

[ShadowBolt]

So at this point, with the trouble and costs involved, is anyone still interested in this RA1 experiment?

Not me.

JJ

[BryanL]

I might be more interested in the NT01 or something else that would last longer and not fall off.

[dtanker65]

I might be more interested in the NT01 or something else that would last longer and not fall off.

What are they offering for tire money?

[BryanL]

What are they offering for tire money?

Who cares is my first response. If all you need is a set of tires for the whole year like 10 years ago then it's not a big deal and much better for the entire group. What's the tire rule for the WRL, Chump, Lemons etc? Could that be a factor in the increasing participation in those series?

[mach1]

I think we are going to see the tires fall off no matter what we use, I have a feeling CMC is significantly more competitive than 10 years ago and stickers of xyz tire are still going to net some time.

[blk96gt]

Yeah I'd like to see a lap time comparison between what people are running now vs. 10 years ago.

Another question I have is were folks in AI seeing the same tire life as the guys in CMC back in the good ol' days?