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I love VIR.....I hate the rain.
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<blockquote data-quote="David Hester" data-source="post: 6602081" data-attributes="member: 6794"><p>Hoosier makes a couple of great rain tires.</p><p>Dirt Stockers (Now Super Chain Link) have been (are) used for years. </p><p><img src="https://www.hoosiertire.com/racetires/d.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>I used these years ago and worked GREAT. You have to have water on track to make them live, though. Wore out a set in just a few laps, after rain quit and track started drying out.</p><p>These are my new favorite rain tire. </p><p><img src="https://www.hoosiertire.com/racetires/c.GIF" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Used them last summer at Barber in Birmingham. Pouring rain laps were only off 2:06 vs 1:49 dry. I spent a lot less time sideways than the cars around me.</p><p>John Berget is a great guy to do business with for used tires. I've bought tires from him for 15-20 years. Used him for everything from formula Vee and formula Fords to the Mustang I race now. Make great practice tires. I've got 2 sets of his tires in storage right now.</p><p>Race report from Last Summer at Barber</p><p>Posted: 09 July 2007 at 9:05am | IP Logged </p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>It was a pretty good weekend.</p><p></p><p>Only half our group showed up for practice in the rain Saturday, and only about 2/3's made grid for the race. No problem. Less cars to keep up with. Had a corner worker buddy ask me afterwards, "Are you faster or did everyone else slow down." </p><p>Bob Mayer in a Corvette told me I wasn't spinning wheels where he, a GT-1 Porsche, and another A/Sedan were all over the place. I don't know who was more suprised when I dove inside him into turn 1.</p><p>Turn 6 was pretty exciting, too. Spray, spray, spray, brake lights- go where the spray wasn't. Yee Haw!</p><p>Lotsa fun.</p><p>Sunday was exciting at the start. A 914-6 spun coming out of 1 and was clipped by an A/Sedan Mustang , and I think, another 914-6.</p><p>The yellow car was still spinning as we past the turn 1 station. I was between 2 cars with the Porsche broadside-driver's door, right in front of me. A Mustang just in front and to the right headed for the grass and the BP Corvette beside me braked hard. I managed to slip between the, now rolling backwards 914 Porsche and the slowing Corvette (Thanks, Barry). The rest of the race was pretty much looking for a place to pass the Corvette and the 36 Camaro I had raced with in the rain. Saw a puff of smoke out the right bank of the Camaro about lap 9 and managed past the next lap under braking into the corkscrew.</p><p>Some fun, you bet!</p><p>Thanks to everyone, especially my crew chief, Linda, for a great weekend.</p><p></p><p> <em>edit </em>After looking at the tape, a couple of changes. Look like the yellow 914 was STILL spinning as I passed it and the 911 in the grass changed to a A/Sedan Mustang. It happened pretty quick and the pucker factor was pretty high. Glad Barry and I are still friends. Looks like I didn't give him much room.</p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David Hester, post: 6602081, member: 6794"] Hoosier makes a couple of great rain tires. Dirt Stockers (Now Super Chain Link) have been (are) used for years. [img]https://www.hoosiertire.com/racetires/d.gif[/img] I used these years ago and worked GREAT. You have to have water on track to make them live, though. Wore out a set in just a few laps, after rain quit and track started drying out. These are my new favorite rain tire. [img]https://www.hoosiertire.com/racetires/c.GIF[/img] Used them last summer at Barber in Birmingham. Pouring rain laps were only off 2:06 vs 1:49 dry. I spent a lot less time sideways than the cars around me. John Berget is a great guy to do business with for used tires. I've bought tires from him for 15-20 years. Used him for everything from formula Vee and formula Fords to the Mustang I race now. Make great practice tires. I've got 2 sets of his tires in storage right now. Race report from Last Summer at Barber Posted: 09 July 2007 at 9:05am | IP Logged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was a pretty good weekend. Only half our group showed up for practice in the rain Saturday, and only about 2/3's made grid for the race. No problem. Less cars to keep up with. Had a corner worker buddy ask me afterwards, "Are you faster or did everyone else slow down." Bob Mayer in a Corvette told me I wasn't spinning wheels where he, a GT-1 Porsche, and another A/Sedan were all over the place. I don't know who was more suprised when I dove inside him into turn 1. Turn 6 was pretty exciting, too. Spray, spray, spray, brake lights- go where the spray wasn't. Yee Haw! Lotsa fun. Sunday was exciting at the start. A 914-6 spun coming out of 1 and was clipped by an A/Sedan Mustang , and I think, another 914-6. The yellow car was still spinning as we past the turn 1 station. I was between 2 cars with the Porsche broadside-driver's door, right in front of me. A Mustang just in front and to the right headed for the grass and the BP Corvette beside me braked hard. I managed to slip between the, now rolling backwards 914 Porsche and the slowing Corvette (Thanks, Barry). The rest of the race was pretty much looking for a place to pass the Corvette and the 36 Camaro I had raced with in the rain. Saw a puff of smoke out the right bank of the Camaro about lap 9 and managed past the next lap under braking into the corkscrew. Some fun, you bet! Thanks to everyone, especially my crew chief, Linda, for a great weekend. [I]edit [/I]After looking at the tape, a couple of changes. Look like the yellow 914 was STILL spinning as I passed it and the 911 in the grass changed to a A/Sedan Mustang. It happened pretty quick and the pucker factor was pretty high. Glad Barry and I are still friends. Looks like I didn't give him much room. Dave [/QUOTE]
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