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Danny McGee
13-11-2007, 10:42 PM
Who's going?
Do we know what tyres?
How long do they last?
Erm anything i cant think to ask.......

Cheers

Danny
Teddy truman
14-11-2007, 08:20 AM
you mean petie rc race?
Alfonzo
14-11-2007, 09:24 AM
There's 7 of us going from Lawford Buggy Club. Don't know any of the other answers, wish I did :D
Gayo
14-11-2007, 09:35 AM
It *should* be a 100% carpet track.
Official web site : http://race.petitrc.com/
Rules : http://www.petitrc.com/prcrace2007/portail/dossier/reglement.pdf
Tyre choice is free. No "cut 'n shut", cutting spikes is allowed.

It will be good to meet you !
Raphael Gayoso
Danny McGee
14-11-2007, 01:50 PM
you mean petie rc race?

Yer the Petit Rc thing :)
Alfonzo
14-11-2007, 04:40 PM
Yellow Minipins I think. Hope one set will last the event. Well, mine will have to.
mw02veg
14-11-2007, 06:46 PM
ur having a bubble mate lol if ur making the trip over ithink u should be a lil bit better prepared than one set! i think u shoud have a chat with a few ppl and get the low down before u go!

grant williams
Cooper
14-11-2007, 06:57 PM
Yellow Minipins I think. Hope one set will last the event. Well, mine will have to.

I'll take my pred wheels/tires with me for you.
Alfonzo
15-11-2007, 09:55 AM
ur having a bubble mate lol if ur making the trip over ithink u should be a lil bit better prepared than one set! i think u shoud have a chat with a few ppl and get the low down before u go!

grant williams

Don't know what 'having a bubble' means - how many sets would you take then?
Alfonzo
15-11-2007, 09:57 AM
I'll take my pred wheels/tires with me for you.

Cheers Coops. I'm running a black / red / white Pred. See you there.
Cooper
15-11-2007, 05:19 PM
Cheers Coops. I'm running a black / red / white Pred. See you there.

I'm the pretty boy with the pretty blonde girlfriend ;)
Alfonzo
16-11-2007, 08:59 AM
I don't believe you! No pretty blonde girl would spend a weekend in a sweaty sports hall full of RC geeks! ;):D
Cooper
16-11-2007, 05:09 PM
I don't believe you! No pretty blonde girl would spend a weekend in a sweaty sports hall full of RC geeks! ;):D

Only on saturday, I have to compensate with going out saturday evening AND shopping on suday.
b4rs
16-11-2007, 05:36 PM
i think he means your having a giraffe......in short you joking right?
Cooper
16-11-2007, 05:41 PM
I'm always serious dude!
Danny McGee
16-11-2007, 06:24 PM
Well im gonna be taking 2 sets of rears two sets of staggered ribs and two sets of front pins. Think that should do.

I spoke to someone who races there, and apparently they cut there tyres? anyone enlightern me of that one?

ta
Alfonzo
19-11-2007, 09:25 AM
Only on saturday, I have to compensate with going out saturday evening AND shopping on suday.

Shopping on Sunday, the price us men have to pay ;)

We're only racing 4wd on the Sunday to leave Saturday free for some Parisian socialising. By sheer coincidence the Le Man GT team my bro works for are in Paris the same weekend so beers all round..now I have a vision of missing the days racing due to hangover :rolleyes:
Gayo
19-11-2007, 01:39 PM
Well im gonna be taking 2 sets of rears two sets of staggered ribs and two sets of front pins. Think that should do.

I spoke to someone who races there, and apparently they cut there tyres? anyone enlightern me of that one?

ta

Nobody races here because there is no RC club on this sport hall, no home advantage here.
Last year I used 2 sets on the rear of each of my cars and ran the same set on front (2wd : staggered - 4wd : minipin) all day long.
I used cut and shut on 4wd but it is not allowed any more. You can still cut the pins, I cut the outside rows on front 4wd.
Alfonzo
19-11-2007, 01:55 PM
Cheers Gayo, so it doesn't sound like I'm 'having a bubble' with my one set after all.

Can't wait for this event, should be a cracker.
Gayo
19-11-2007, 03:19 PM
Cheers Gayo, so it doesn't sound like I'm 'having a bubble' with my one set after all.

Can't wait for this event, should be a cracker.

I'm sure you can do really well with only one set of tyres. On a 100% carpet track, used Minipins are still very fast and often easier to drive, less edgy. The problem is you will probably have to change your setups as the tyres wear; I believe that's why many people change tyres at every round : to always have the same reactions round after round.
On another hand, consider the price of one set of wheels vs. traveling, hostel, food etc. It's not that much.

I found that 2 sets of tyres is an happy medium as the settings won't drift as much and the tyres will have still enough life on for other runs, club meetings, etc.

Can't wait too ! ;) See you here.