John Foister
06-05-2006, 08:05 PM
2006 Roar Paved National handout tire selection has been made. It will be 3 greens and a red left rear. Pro-lit L green for left front, red pro-lite L for left rear, green S net for right front, green R net for right rear. We went down to the track over Memorial weekend and tested for 2 days. Weather was hot, sky was clear 2nd day at 95 degree’s. The track temp peaked out at 125 degree’s. Tire’s broke in nice running open mod and never changed with 25 runs in open mod.
Track info:
Track had a dusting sealer put on this spring and there was no dust to be an issue. The track this year was better for traction and the apron’s in the corners kept the dirt and grass off the track when you cut the corner too short. We requested that they paint the aprons a contrasting color. The painting line around the bottom of the track is a little faded and on a bright day it is difficult to distinguish the apron from the bottom of the track, especially in open mod with the speeds of today’s batteries.
This is one of the finest paved tracks ever built for oval racing, so you owe it to yourself to make plans to attend this year’s Paved Nationals. The track is only a year or two old and has not had a lot of exposure, therefore this should be a really awesome race from the aspect that there isn’t a large hometown group of racers that may have a unique advantage. Kind of like the first couple years of the snowbirds. Those of you that have none or limited experience racing with capped tires should make plans to attend, there will plenty of tech support on tire use and care. Most of the car manufactures will be on hand for chassis setup support.
Track info:
Track had a dusting sealer put on this spring and there was no dust to be an issue. The track this year was better for traction and the apron’s in the corners kept the dirt and grass off the track when you cut the corner too short. We requested that they paint the aprons a contrasting color. The painting line around the bottom of the track is a little faded and on a bright day it is difficult to distinguish the apron from the bottom of the track, especially in open mod with the speeds of today’s batteries.
This is one of the finest paved tracks ever built for oval racing, so you owe it to yourself to make plans to attend this year’s Paved Nationals. The track is only a year or two old and has not had a lot of exposure, therefore this should be a really awesome race from the aspect that there isn’t a large hometown group of racers that may have a unique advantage. Kind of like the first couple years of the snowbirds. Those of you that have none or limited experience racing with capped tires should make plans to attend, there will plenty of tech support on tire use and care. Most of the car manufactures will be on hand for chassis setup support.