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Message started by imracin68j on 07/24/11 at 12:14am

Title: Anyone else have a car that's good on dry tracks but garbage on greasy
Post by imracin68j on 07/24/11 at 12:14am

You would think that the same setup would work but it doesn't. At least not on my ride. I've learned to hate wet hard packed tracks.

Title: Re: Anyone else have a car that's good on dry tracks but garbage on greasy
Post by over4t on 07/24/11 at 7:44am

Billy, our leafer is pretty good on most types of tracks but is better on dry or rough but it sure doesn't like the 500 tire in the slop. Started 2nd in a heat a few weeks ago on an unusually sloppy Chico and never went to 7th faster in my life. Switched to Dirt Bozz for the main( they're still legal up here) made a slight wedge change and went from 15th to 5th in the main. Track was still wet but it felt like a whole different car. Haven't got any G60s but the tire sure made the difference for us. Found that at a couple of different tracks last year but I'm still a fan of the lower $ tires.

Title: Re: Anyone else have a car that's good on dry tracks but garbage on greasy
Post by OLD SCHOOL#6 on 07/24/11 at 9:41am

imracin68j wrote on 07/24/11 at 12:14am:

You would think that the same setup would work but it doesn't. At least not on my ride. I've learned to hate wet hard packed tracks.

You wanted a cheaper, longer lasting tire, and you got it. Did you think it would be a win-win deal all around. Most things in life are a trade-out, and this is no exception. The G-60/500 tire is a closed pattern tire with no side-bite, and will work well on the dry tracks, but will not get "in" to the wet tracks. Think about it, when the SS went to the G-60/500 is right about the time you started disliking wet tracks. The SS should be aloud to grove their tires so when ya race on wetter tracks, the tire can get "into" the track a little bit better, thus better racing...............JMO

Title: Re: Anyone else have a car that's good on dry tracks but garbage on greasy
Post by imracin68j on 07/24/11 at 9:47am

It's more hard packed wet tracks. Last night the track was dry and my car was fantastic. Before our race they put 3 loads of water on it. It turned it into a hard pack wet slick track. Kind of like some of the dry tracks at SMS last year. It amazing the stark difference my car is between the two.

Title: Re: Anyone else have a car that's good on dry tracks but garbage on greasy
Post by OLD SCHOOL#6 on 07/24/11 at 10:00am

A track like what you have described would need a tire with some side-bite, and the G-60 doesn't have it. Part of that trade-out I spoke of.

Title: Re: Anyone else have a car that's good on dry tracks but garbage on greasy
Post by imracin68j on 07/24/11 at 10:07am

I would buy that if the cars in front of me were having the same problem. I do think the G60 might have an advantage because it's wider though,

Title: Re: Anyone else have a car that's good on dry tracks but garbage on greasy
Post by OLD SCHOOL#6 on 07/24/11 at 10:17am

Now it comes down to driving style, shock package, springs, weight placement, tire pressures etc., etc. Gotta' look somewhere cause' ya' won't get any help from the tires..............

Title: Re: Anyone else have a car that's good on dry tracks but garbage on greasy
Post by formercrewguy on 07/24/11 at 11:03am

I think next, the SS should be on the Monroe-Matic passenger car oil shocks................. ;D

$19.95 ea. @Sears.