BSR foams win in 19t and finish 2nd in mod @ RCSM in Phx. Az last night. Thanks for all your help John. Tires are great!!!

Raymond

Nice run Raymond!! What compounds did you end up on?

Later,
Rick Liehr

Thanks 19t I had purples all (4) corners. Modified (3) dbl. pinks and team purple on the right front.

BSR foams take TQ and Win @ race 2 of K & N's summer series as well.Consistant and fast as always.Thanks John. :) :thumbsup:


Mark Z.


And race 4 as well.:thumbsup:

Hey John
Sent you an email.....your private message box is full

Erock - Whats up?!?!?!?!?

Been real busy with traveling for work. Was in Toledo for 2 weeks then over in England for 2 weeks. Just got back. Most other weekends been out of town for family type functions. Was able to stop out and see all the boys at Classic last week. Still not missing racing though, lol

Come on man...Its got to be tiresome carrying around all that extrsa money in your wallet since you quit... ;)

I dont know how U do it man...Last time I stopped racing I had to completely remove myself from the events...THe 1 or 2 times I showed up at the track to WATCH... I ended up driving someones car for a round...then almost getting hooked bak in...LOL

John,
Sent you an e-mail. Your PM box was full.

Thanks,
Scott

John thanks for the great tires. BSR TQed 19t and Mod and won 19t with Jeff @ the wheel. Mod was won by myself @ the wheel. Finished 3rd in 19t also I qualified 2nd to Jeff in both classes. Jeff broke track record for mod with his 19t old record 39 4:03 New 19t record 40 4:04. New mod record is 42 4:03 we both ran 42 4:05 in 9 car main.
Thanks John

Second place in 19T was also on BSR rubber.

Great job guys. You guys keep up the great racin and we will kept making great tires for you.

Thanks john

BSR foams take TQ and Win @ race 2 of K & N's summer series as well.Consistant and fast as always.Thanks John. :) :thumbsup:

Mark Z.

Race 4 and now Race 5 and the Summer Stock Points Series @ K & N.Thanks John.

BSR Foams TQed and won and set new track records in 19t and mod this past weekend in Flagstaff, AZ. Thanks to John for a great tire!

BSR won 19 turn South Glenns falls this past weeknd. Black fronts, white left rear, and white/grey right rear. Thanks John for awsome tires.

bsr set two track records last friday at my local track and won sports stock at glenn falls sat,rf gray,lf green,right rear gray/white and lr p white. awesome tires

BSR's Takes down A-Main win @ Maximus in York Maine Lastnight. First race of the Summer Series Event. 55 4:01 Thanks John for the great tires. LF Green RF Sil/Gry LR pearl RR White.

First I'd like to thank John for some great racing tires, also for giving me the opportunity to be on the team. Today..... TQ, A-Main Win, and new track record @ Maximus in York Maine. 57 4:03. John i will be emailing you with an order later this week. Thanks again for letting me be apart of BSR.

BSR had an AWESOME showing yesturday at the ORL Event at Trains and Lanes yesturday, 1, and 2

Jim Beachley, and Phil Marabella, both on Custom Works Aggressors

Thanks John for letting me race for Team BSR!

Jim Beachley

First I'd like to thank John for some great racing tires, also for giving me the opportunity to be on the team. Today..... TQ, A-Main Win, and new track record @ Maximus in York Maine. 57 4:03. John i will be emailing you with an order later this week. Thanks again for letting me be apart of BSR.

Steve,
What compounds for stock?


Anchor :thumbsup:

Hey Jim,

I ran LF Green RF Black LR Pearl and RR White. Hope this helps! :thumbsup:

Hey Jim,

I ran LF Green RF Black LR Pearl and RR White. Hope this helps! :thumbsup:

Yes it does, thanks.

Anchor :thumbsup:

Hey Jim,

I ran LF Green RF Black LR Pearl and RR White. Hope this helps! :thumbsup:


How would your car have handled differently (obviously it handled great) if you ran a BSR Green in the left rear instead of the Pearl?

Also, since I can't find it anywhere, what is the shore rating of the Pearl (I assume softer than white)?

Thanks,
Barry Strasnick

Pearl durometer reads ~25 30 Where a White Duro's 30-35

I find the green left rear not to have as much bite as the pearl does, or even the white. But it does seem to run better as a left front tire.

I have been running white rears, and 70/30 gray/silver fronts. What are the advantages to running a different compound on each corner. I know I like to have the same, as I can just change the tire from side to side to help with wear. I do know that BSR rims and tires are the best I have run!!

one of the advantages of running the green on the left front is it wears the same as a black or grey silver right front. So you don't have to swap the front tires. Also since we are turning left only, you can use the tires to fine tune the car. if you need less rear bite entering the turn, you can run a harder right rear tire. while still runing the softer left rear to get the traction you need to get off the turn.

At the beginning of the day I was running a Green LR, the first round of quailifying, I changed to the pearl at the start of the second round and stayed with that all day, but Mike said it correctly. The green doesnt have as much grip, but as the track changed I changed the car to get more traction. I also went up in rollout as well, like a .20 difference so I changed it to compensate track conditions and rollout. Mr. Valentine, again well said.

*EDIT*

Tonight BSR tires take down TQ and A-Main win @ Maximus. 56 4:02 with a field of 6 drivers equal driving ability! Amazing main in York. Thanks John!

Assuming a medium flat oval (Maximus in my case), what is the optimal tire diameter (assuming I am willing to use a set of tires each week)?

I assume that smaller diameter has less rolling resistance and less foam distortion.

However, what size is too small such that you start losing traction?

thanks,
Barry Strasnick

Barry, for Maximus I cut the tires down to 2.25 to start and I give them to upcomming racers (just getting into the hobby) when they are 2.17-2.18. I have been using the combo listed above in my post for the past month and a half.

I haven't had any problems running them down to 2.15. I normally cut them down to 2.25ish to start and just run them, skimming them on the tire truer every 4 or 5 runs. Most guys don't like doing it this way because you need to adjust ride height weekly. I'd rather save the tires since most weekly racing doesn't have the bite in the track to run 2.15 tires.

Assuming I am running pearl/white for left rear, white for right rear and green for left front, what is the effect on handling (where in the corner does the car do what differently) if I run a black/grey right front versus something much harder (blue as an example)?

Sorry, but I am the sort of person who likes to understand the 'why'

thanks

p.s. Great help by great racers is definitely a reason for folks not currently running BSRs to consider doing so. It helped make the decision for me.

Assuming I am running pearl/white for left rear, white for right rear and green for left front, what is the effect on handling (where in the corner does the car do what differently) if I run a black/grey right front versus something much harder (blue as an example)?

Sorry, but I am the sort of person who likes to understand the 'why'

thanks

p.s. Great help by great racers is definitely a reason for folks not currently running BSRs to consider doing so. It helped make the decision for me.

There are no stupid questions. To answer your question a harder RF will make the car tighter. The best way to find the effects of changing tire compounds is to start with a setup your comfortable with and change 1 tire at a time. Check the lap times with each change. Good luck

Doug p

Tq,win and track record in 19t at k & n yesterday.Thanks john.The tires work in 19t just as well as stock.Next up modified.Have to try and get that record back from ziggy.:cool: Mark Z


Barrys.Just FYI i have run tires below 2.10 into the 2.0 range at maximus without any loss of performance.

barrys, running a blue instead of a softer right front will give the feeling of understeer going into the turn, but it carries more speed due to less scrub. the difficult part is to have the car turn in, without having the right rear sliding across the carpet. For most flat track the hard blue just doesn't offer enough bite. I'd stay away from it for most flat tracks. A black or grey/silver will be you best bet at most tracks.

barrys, running a blue instead of a softer right front will give the feeling of understeer going into the turn, but it carries more speed due to less scrub. the difficult part is to have the car turn in, without having the right rear sliding across the carpet. For most flat track the hard blue just doesn't offer enough bite. I'd stay away from it for most flat tracks. A black or grey/silver will be you best bet at most tracks.
Thanks - That is the sort of thing I am trying to understand better. The concept of speed vs. scrub vs. control

Barry

BSR tires TQ and Win 19T class @ WillowMill/ Customworks Race, Thanks John for the great tires!!!!!

Phil

TQ and win @ rcmadness's first trophy race of the season.So many tuning options thanks for the awesome tires as always john. Mark Z

I am sure this has been aswered before but what is the part # for the 50%/50% Grey/Silver front tires. Everytime I order from my shop all they seem to get is the 70/30? How can my shop specify the 50/50?


Thanks,
Brian

Just add to the part #- F1011-50/50 or F1011-70/30.

BSR Tires TQ and WIN ORL race #8 @Mushoom Bowl Speedway. Thanks John for the great Tires.

TQ,Win and new track record @ maximus's sos warmup saturday.Thanks again John.:cool:

Great job guys. You all keep up the fantastic work at the track and we will keep it up in the shop.

what would happen if I went from pinks to whites with a purp rf

Hey John.......

How you doing?? Glad to see you on here!!! Hey could you give me a call sometime this week...I have a few questions that I know you can answer for me.......

Thanks A bunch....Please check your PM box for my digits......

Kris Fowler

SCOTT CHASE JR AND BSR TIRES TQ and win with a new track record at platinum hobbies in 19t with a 72 4:00. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GUYS.YOUR TIRES ROCK.

LATER SCOTT CHASE SR.
POWERED BY OHP BATTERIES AND MOTORS,HOOKED UP THROUGH BSR TIRES

BSR tires TQ and win 19t, expert mod on Saturday @ Southwest tour race with Humpty @ the wheel. Sunday's race Humpty tq expert mod and won 19t, 2nd in mod. BSR 1,2 in mod 1st in 19t.
Thank you John for the great tires.

Just curious what tires would somone at BSR or very familiar with the BSr tire line recommend for 4300 or 5800 brushless on a track with low bite to start with....and then as it gets groove in it thru the race day turns to a medium bite track???? I race at a track as described and unless we get 110 racers there it isn't even close to Snowbirds bite.....


Thanks for the help guys...

Kris Fowler

Kris - What class are you running there? If its stock I'd start with a silver/Gray RF, green or white LF, green or white LR, and a gray/white RR. What combinations have you tried? Hope this helps.


Doug P.

set 3 track records this past weekend on BSR tires. 2 differnet tracks. best rims and tires out there hands down.

Next stop for BSR Foams........Classic's Fall race, Akron OH!

Beach