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Getting "The Groove Back"

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Sun Apr 17, 2016 5:14 pm
by HomeRacingWorld
Talk about Baptism under fire...what a way to break in the new track than a wild race event.
In just one long weekend of racing, the Show-Me is looking better :)



Just a couple hard races with natural rubber foams from the Bensenville Bomber Supermods and a few good Bombers.
Not bad :)
Re: Getting "The Groove Back"

Posted:
Sun Apr 17, 2016 5:36 pm
by Gameover
Starting to like like a track again boss!
Re: Getting "The Groove Back"

Posted:
Sun Apr 17, 2016 5:50 pm
by waaytoomuchintothis
Aren't the urethanes going to clean it off again?
Re: Getting "The Groove Back"

Posted:
Sun Apr 17, 2016 6:08 pm
by HomeRacingWorld
No, not really.

Shot of the old track. 4+ years running PG's. Rubber is worn in and takes many, MANY miles to clean off. And no matter if it does, the small grooves in the paint get filled and they last a lifetime.
And when you run a variety of tire blends, it really makes no difference. What gets picked up gets put back down eventually.
Re: Getting "The Groove Back"

Posted:
Sun Apr 17, 2016 6:48 pm
by Broman62
Niiiiice rub in :auto-layrubber: :auto-layrubber: !! How great cooking and awesome hospitality help things come along!!!!!!
Re: Getting "The Groove Back"

Posted:
Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:18 pm
by oldtymer
That track was awesome !! I'm starting to think maybe you put the sprinkler on the old one just so you could build this rocket of an oval .
Fred.. :clap:
Re: Getting "The Groove Back"

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Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:20 pm
by Junior
Glad I was able to help break in the track! It was a blast to run on, great job Harry.
Re: Getting "The Groove Back"

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Sun Apr 17, 2016 11:46 pm
by dreinecke
I'm with Pickles - I think this was setup - this thing is awesome!!!
Re: Getting "The Groove Back"

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Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:42 am
by smithspeedway
I've read for years, the opinion that you can not mix certain kinds of tires. I have not found it to be true. We have urethanes, silicones, foams, natural rubber, and whatever comes on stock 1/32 cars running together on our track with no ill effects. The surface was at some point, flat latex. After 6 years of running, it still has some embedded rubber as mentioned above, even after being scrubbed down with cleaner.
Steve
Re: Getting "The Groove Back"

Posted:
Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:13 am
by HomeRacingWorld
Exactly.
Hey, it really did flood...I promise :)