Tyres for Hinckley and Ledbury

[Chris Green]

I am looking to order my tyres for the 2WD regionals coming up.

I was planning on buying the following:

2 pair of Schumacher yellow mini spikes - Rear
2 pairs of schumacher yellow mini spike - slim fronts

1 pair of Ballistic Buggy green spikes - Rear

I already have a rear pair of part worn schumacher yellows for practise.

Should I consider anything else? I am hoping this would cover me for Hinckley and Ledbury?

I am not sure what surface Hinckley is?

Thank you,

Chris.

[bert digler]

Originally Posted by Chris Green

I am looking to order my tyres for the 2WD regionals coming up.

I was planning on buying the following:

2 pair of Schumacher yellow mini spikes - Rear
2 pairs of schumacher yellow mini spike - slim fronts

1 pair of Ballistic Buggy green spikes - Rear

I already have a rear pair of part worn schumacher yellows for practise.

Should I consider anything else? I am hoping this would cover me for Hinckley and Ledbury?

I am not sure what surface Hinckley is?

Thank you,

Chris.

schuey slimgreen fronts

[Chris Green]

Originally Posted by bert digler

schuey slimgreen fronts

Thanks Bert, is the schumacher code U6550 for those?

[Chris Green]

Also, I've noticed that schumacher do pre-glued rears, I can only find yellow spike 2 compound?

Should I get them instead of normal yellow spikes?

Are they a pin fixing, as per a B4?

[Bungleaio]

Hinckley is all grass mate

[stox217]

Hi chris green
fellow oval friend!
The hinckley track is pure short green grass
as i think its ment to be?
Dont ask me about tyre's i dont have a buggie

[stox217]

[Chris Green]

Cheers for the photo's mate.

[ashleyb4]

Does this mean hinckley dont have a rostrum?

A

[the mad1]

they have just built a new rostrum into the side of the bank and steps down to it i looked at it sat and looks cool i think its going to be perfect and im looking forward to using it from the 9th of may

[Chris Green]

Just curious, is it a possibility to use the banking for some of the track at all?

[the mad1]

may be a bit dificult for some to see from the rostrum but will be trying a few diferent track layouts before the 24th
the season starts at hinkley on the 9th il try and ask about it before as im always there early

[stox217]

Also put in mind the retro class will be running too soo the track has to cater for both classes And the retro's are running silver can motor's! so alot slower!

[Wacker 2]

Originally Posted by the mad1

they have just built a new rostrum into the side of the bank and steps down to it i looked at it sat and looks cool i think its going to be perfect and im looking forward to using it from the 9th of may

Just to correct so that there is not confusion:

Racing will commence on Saturday 2nd May at 11am

Thanks, Jon!

[Chris Green]

Originally Posted by Chris Green

Also, I've noticed that schumacher do pre-glued rears, I can only find yellow spike 2 compound?

Should I get them instead of normal yellow spikes?

Are they a pin fixing, as per a B4?

can anybody confirm this for me please?

Are minispike 2's going to be the tyre of choice for grass this season? or will i need both types of mini spikes?

thanks

[panch]

Chris..

I would have stock of Schuey minispike 2 yellows and ballistic mini spike greens..as long as the ground is firm..

just my opinion..

[Wacker 2]

Originally Posted by Chris Green

can anybody confirm this for me please?

Are minispike 2's going to be the tyre of choice for grass this season? or will i need both types of mini spikes?

thanks

Scheumacher Yellows can be either the original type or the newer version 2's. Either pretty much give the same performance... I am lead to beleive that the difference between the two is a change to the material which makes them last longer.

Tyres you should try and stock up with then:

Rear Schu Yellows (Essential for 90% or so of racing... I would normally try and stock 2 or 3 sets of these as they can wear down quite quickly)
Front Schu Yellows (normally have about 3 sets of fronts, with different amounts of spikes cut to suit different track conditions - can sometimes feel costly getting these all at once but they tend to wear down slower than the rear so you should get many meetings out of them!)
Rear Schu Greens (I personally have a set of rear greens but I very rarely use them... but I know some people like to use it in slightly damp conditions or as an 'in-between' tyre after running ballistic buggy greens and before going straight onto Schu Yellows)
Rear Ballistic Buggy Greens (Essential for wet or damp conditions)
Front Ballistic Buggy Greens (Used mainly in wet conditions... if the track is just damp most would run BB Green rears but Schu Yellow fronts with full spikes)

Some use some old TR32 tyres (huge spikes) which work exellently in really wet conditions... however, these are not longer in production and are NOT brca legal - use for club use only!

Thats about all that most run, hope this helps!

Ta, Jon!