If you have street tires, you will not wanna run trough them.. if you have
slicks.. run through them... (street tires will keep the water in the
treads, causing slick conditions... at line fer others)
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Tim Berry -- Chesapeake, VA
`97 SLT 318 auto CC 2x4 LSD:
Dual Exaust w/Flowmaster, Homemade K&N GEN II, 16" Electric Fan
180 T-stat, MSD 8.5 wires, Lakewood Traction Bars, F&B Stage 1 TB. Mod'd
intake
ASP Pullies (Crank/Alt), Trans Go Shift Kit, BFG 275/60's, Hypertech PTM
(gettin fixed)
BEST 1/4 15.836 @ 84.93 MPH (exaust, 180 stat, and wires only...)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Herrin" <therrin@isaac.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Man I sucked!!!!
> Mike Schwall <mschwall@flash.net> wrote:
> >It's called the waterbox. If your running street tires, you want to
avoid
> >getting the tires wet. The track techs will get pissed at you and could
> >even keep you from running. Most of the time it's just plain water, some
> >use a traction compound - gets the rubber soft and sticky. The tread on
> >street tires will allow water to cling to it, which gets the starting
line
> >wet. Water doesn't help traction too much. I've seen some techs
actually
> >make the runner backup and go to the end of the line.
>
> Just so I'm clear on this, are you saying the track techs will get mad
> at you if you avoid the water, or if you go through it with street
> tires? I avoided the water with my RSA's my first time out a few
> weeks ago, and plan to do the same again in Richmond if the weather
> cooperates. However, the next time I'm at a track I plan to have my
> slicks installed. With slicks, I would want to run through the water
> and then burn the water off, right?
>
> Terry Herrin
> 99 FR CC R/T
> 14.896 @ 91.11mph
> Wilmington, NC
>
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