New surface in the corners.

[JustWondering]

:?:  So what do you think,,,,is that new coating going to help or even last?    Maybe the heavy trucks will tear it up.  Let's hope the cones aren't out for practice,,,,everyone needs to feel  how the new surface reacts.

Just Wondering

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[rusty2]

what new coating?

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[guest99]

:?:  So what do you think,,,,is that new coating going to help or even last?    Maybe the heavy trucks will tear it up.  Let's hope the cones aren't out for practice,,,,everyone needs to feel  how the new surface reacts.

Just Wondering

I think your wrong. There's no way the track would do something that drastic without input from the racers. They've said that numeros times. The teams have been working with the track to get through the season and do their best to make changes to  the cars so there is side by side racing. Any changes to the surface with ONE race to go would fly in the faces of the teams. All the money and labour spent by the teams to adjust to the track would have been wasted if changes were made to the surface with ONE race left. Their patience with the state of things would go unrewarded. It would never happen, not with the race director and teams working together to finish the season on an upbeat note, with a positive attitude and a goal to have fun.

I could be wrong though.

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[TheVoice]

This is "news" to me.  Can anyone confirm?  I guess we'll all find out tonight but that's one long friday of work away...Cascarjr52?

I'll reserve comment until then.  Quite the bombshell you just dropped, JustWondering.

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[FromTheStands]

Well kept secret if it's true. No Jr racing Wed. would make it the perfect time.

If true, it will be interesting to see how it works. Maybe the people trying to make it work on he top will get the greatest benefit. It was one of the sugestions put forward by people on this forum. I can't wait to see how 30 + late models will race on a new surface. Hate to say it but I hope it drains well.

I'll stick my head out the window and see if I can hear anyone testing it out.


If it's not true, well , thanks for the entertainment.

See you at the races!!

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[John]

Dudes...

No secret!  As I understand it - the reconditioning is similar to what was done last year when the compound was laid down - - It was commonly known as the "sticky strip", although that is not really the true name for it.

The compound has been sitting in the tech garage getting ready to be laid down for a few weeks.  Everyone has seen it.  It is not a wholesale reconditioning of the track, just a way of trying to equalize the grooves a bit more in the short term.

Just r-e-l-a-x.  It's going to be a fun weekend!

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[Racechaser]

Dudes...

No secret!  As I understand it - the reconditioning is similar to what was done last year when the compound was laid down - - It was commonly known as the "sticky strip", although that is not really the true name for it.

The compound has been sitting in the tech garage getting ready to be laid down for a few weeks.  Everyone has seen it.  It is not a wholesale reconditioning of the track, just a way of trying to equalize the grooves a bit more in the short term.

Just r-e-l-a-x.  It

the reconditioning is similar to what was done last year when the compound was laid down - - It was commonly known as the "sticky strip"

Didn't seem to make any difference did it!

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[John]

Didn't seem to make any difference did it!

Many teams last year reported a short-term improvement in the upper groove.  Although eventually the effects wore off, it still did provide at least some small improvement at the time.  Hence, how the conditioning compound has been reapplied heading into this weekend.  The weather was good, and what better time to have an upper groove (even a temporary one) then on Labour Day!

As I've discussed in previous posts about the track condition, anything that is done now is meant to temporarily restore some grip into the aging surface.  Long term solutions are what is necessary – that is no secret, and they have been discussed in length on this board… ( http://www.cascaronline.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=5297 ) but currently all we have is what we have, so the proactive thing to do it try to work with it!

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[Shadowracer]

Didn't seem to make any difference did it!

I wouldn't say that. Looked to me like a few of the guys were gripping pretty well. The inside groove has the advantage on pretty much any track, traction coating or not...that's just physics.

Besides I'd hardly call 3 lap one-on-one races a real test anyway, and the trucks make it hard to tell. I'm keen to see how the streets and modifieds do tomorrow nite.  

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[racingwrench]

Several truck guys commented that there was sincreased grip in the corners but with the rain now here it is important to note that this compound turns to ice when it gets wet I wonder if anything will be left for tomorrow.

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