Tiverton National

[nick oliver]

1 quick question.. I know its been asked before on doughty.. (But i can't get on etc) What tyres are most people using for 2wd fronts and 4wd front please? Part numbers Would be great! in all.... I guess its step pins on rears.

Regard Nick.

[_sleigh_]

I'd have told you at the Indoors, but you didn't go

I'm running black round ones, with a few nobbly spikes. Probably not a cut or shut tyre either

[nick oliver]

Sorry mate, I sorta woke up late.. (Never go out drinking again before a race meeting), And didnt help with my dad being away!.

Does that tyre have a a losi part number??......... lol

[Oscar]

I didn't actually think much about the 2wd front tyres.
What are the likely candidates then? Ribs ??, BB Pins/Spikes??

[Richard Lowe]

I'm pretty much sorted apart from having no front tires at all yet

Hurry up Helgar

[ryan]

Originally Posted by Oscar

I didn't actually think much about the 2wd front tyres.
What are the likely candidates then? Ribs ??, BB Pins/Spikes??

Racing my b4 at the winter series i found Ballistic Buggy 4wd pink mini-spikes worked best, gained lots of front end and was still well balanced with proline step pins on the rear.

Ryan

[PaulRotheram]

Haha, this is my first time for a tiv national, infact my first whole series.. i'm glad to see im not the only one with no tyres yet !!!

[Rossco_4]

the tyres thing is a joke, Last year me and the other Scottish guys drove all the way down to Tiverton with not a single pair of tyres between us..... hoping that the tyres we had ordered would be at the track waiting for us....... which they were - well actually only about half what we ordered.
This year its exactly the opposite situation..... we ordered loads of tyres, fully expecting there to be the same rationing that went on last year, however this hasn't happened and we now are in possession of tons of tyres..... enough for a new set each race!

[losixxx]

CML have proline's in stock, picked some up from there today

[Spencer Mulcahy]

My LHS ordered me some yesterday and they arrived today how fast was that. So thats me all day saturday glueing them all on.

[tyreman]

MK Racing has plenty of Proline tyres in stock http://www.m-k-racing.com/

[Mrs oOple]

I reckon a couple of bags of gravel should do the trick.

[Bathy]

Originally Posted by Mrs oOple

I reckon a couple of bags of gravel should do the trick.

I'm pretty drunk myself... but... what i meant was, the track leading into Tivy needs sorting been three years knackered, couple of bags of gravel 'job done'

[andy05]

I have never raced at tiverton. Quick question on tyre prep dose every one puncher holes in the wheel and tyres or is just the wheels enough.

thanks
(proline rears and losi studs front 2wd and 4wd)

[Wraggy]

im sure people have there own preference but ive always been told just to puncture the wheel and that would be sufficiant ...

hope this helps

[Lee]

OK a few questions

1. What is the purpose of making the holes bigger in off road, is it to allow the air to be pushed out and sucked in faster to seem as a softer tyre?
When racing on road we create large holes to keep the tyres cooler?

2 Why would you puncture the tyre ?

[jcb]

Has any tried the Schumacher bibex compound on the front or either the 2wd or 4wd?

[Spencer Mulcahy]

All sorted now realy looking foreword to it 4wd ready for the off 2wd just needs motor skimming after a full nuts and bolts strip down yeasterday afternoon. There was a bit of a panic last weekend when we put our tent up for the first time half the poles where missing and the shop didnt have them in stock, sorted now (My other half didnt want to do a practise run with the tent glad we did now).

Just hired a little van for all the stuff to go in the back (need to get a bigger car), have a realy good feeling about this weekends racing (that means I will do pants). Hope the weather stays as nice as it hase this weekend fingers crossed everybody.

PS been doing some track sorting at Bury Metro yesterday not going to say much as that is up to Woody but it is going to be very good.

[emzy]

Whoop, one week until National Fest

[neiloliver]

Only doing 2WD, driving down after work on Friday and hopefully kipping in Nick's awning (is that OK Nick?) - I will bring bacon as an offering.

Got my M3 step pins for the rear, and some proline things i only ran for my final last year. - I will try those.

Motors and batteries OK

Body shell is 50% done

Cant wait, just hope the weather is nice. I wish it was being run outside though, pitting outside and away from the inside track makes the meeting lack atmosphere versus the others but it was my best result (in terms of points) last year.

N