Time attack @ midohio
Sounds like most of you guys are running street tires, so this won't pertain but Mid Ohio has issued a minimum durometer spec for tires used there in March and April. Nothing under a durometer of 50 will be allowed on the track for the NASA event there at the end of April, so I would guess this event will be no different. To make things worse, Mid O will be testing tires on site, but they won't give a list of 'approved' tires. That's up to the individual/organization to figure out. There is a thread regarding this in the Ohio/Indiana forum on NASA's site. Hoosiers appear to right on the bubble depending on whose info you go with (TireRack or Hoosier).
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Originally Posted by 992gnt
Sounds like most of you guys are running street tires, so this won't pertain but Mid Ohio has issued a minimum durometer spec for tires used there in March and April. Nothing under a durometer of 50 will be allowed on the track for the NASA event there at the end of April, so I would guess this event will be no different. To make things worse, Mid O will be testing tires on site, but they won't give a list of 'approved' tires. That's up to the individual/organization to figure out. There is a thread regarding this in the Ohio/Indiana forum on NASA's site. Hoosiers appear to right on the bubble depending on whose info you go with (TireRack or Hoosier).
Any idea why they are doing this? is it because it might possibly be cold? or the fact that the track is fresh?
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Originally Posted by BigBADGSX
Any idea why they are doing this? is it because it might possibly be cold? or the fact that the track is fresh?
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Originally Posted by Talon
Andrew, did you get my PM on the STi forum? I am "Twinturbo" over there.
PS - I would like to know how well the Evo OEM Yokos do; that's what I will be running on my car later this summer. I've still got my Dunlop Winter M3s on the car because I don't trust those Yokos when it's cold out... had a 'bad' experience with that once while a passenger in someone else's Evo.
I will probably put them back on mid-April or so, depending. They've only got like 1000 miles on them as of now.
PS - I would like to know how well the Evo OEM Yokos do; that's what I will be running on my car later this summer. I've still got my Dunlop Winter M3s on the car because I don't trust those Yokos when it's cold out... had a 'bad' experience with that once while a passenger in someone else's Evo.
I will probably put them back on mid-April or so, depending. They've only got like 1000 miles on them as of now.
Tire selection has opened up slightly, this is posted on the Redlinetimeattack site:
UPDATE 3-9-06: They are lessening the rules for which tires we are allowed to use. We are allowed to use the Kumho V710 and the Hoosier R3S05 and Hoosier A3S05, as well as the Toyo RA-1 and other DOT R-Compound tires... we are not permitted to use full blown racing slicks at this event.
Mattj
UPDATE 3-9-06: They are lessening the rules for which tires we are allowed to use. We are allowed to use the Kumho V710 and the Hoosier R3S05 and Hoosier A3S05, as well as the Toyo RA-1 and other DOT R-Compound tires... we are not permitted to use full blown racing slicks at this event.
Mattj
Alright-with all this talk about tires, I decided to bump up in size. I'll be running the new advan neovas in a 255/40/17 (over the stock advans). If I can still read the numbers on my recently well used credit card, I might even have to see if I can fit some coilovers on that sucker! (or not?)
I need April 2nd to get here already-I'm getting pretty tired of watching that vid of the track from their website!
Good luck with your car-prep
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I need April 2nd to get here already-I'm getting pretty tired of watching that vid of the track from their website!
Good luck with your car-prep
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I guess Mid-Ohio is building an AMA Motocross track as well to replace Troy's professional AMA track and this is what the hold up is. 
Anyone that is upset needs to call Nick or Chris at Redline and express your dismay and ask them to bring it to Mid-Ohio later this year sometime or at least bring it next year. I know it's not their fault, so I don't expect people to rag on them really but just express some dimay about the ordeal. They are good guys so let's hope we can get them here before the years end. I spent alot of money getting ready for nothing and Beaver Run is too far away for a makeup day for me. If I had sponsors I could make Beaver Run, but sadly I don't.
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Anyone that is upset needs to call Nick or Chris at Redline and express your dismay and ask them to bring it to Mid-Ohio later this year sometime or at least bring it next year. I know it's not their fault, so I don't expect people to rag on them really but just express some dimay about the ordeal. They are good guys so let's hope we can get them here before the years end. I spent alot of money getting ready for nothing and Beaver Run is too far away for a makeup day for me. If I had sponsors I could make Beaver Run, but sadly I don't.
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This sucks! I was so looking forward to Mid-Ohio. Fortunately, after a great deal of negotiating I have gotten the green light (from my wife-mother of my children 
) to go to Beaver Run for the time attack on Mother's day 
-May 13th.
Hope to see you guys there!
Johannes
) to go to Beaver Run for the time attack on Mother's day -May 13th. Hope to see you guys there!
Johannes