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Talan
02-08-11, 10:54 PM
My first race, a Twisty Sprint at Curborough. Made a mess of my second start and lost time so ended up 16th out of 20. I was 0.2 sec away from 14th so there will be places to be gained at the next race. But then again, not bad for a first timer!

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Very pretty....but is it fast?

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Through the chicane

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Head down for the finish.
Mr Speirs
03-08-11, 07:28 AM
Awesome!! Are you on wets?
mister c
03-08-11, 08:23 AM
Awesome!! Are you on wets?
Do you know, I was thinking the same.
Nice one Talan :thumleft:
Nick_69
03-08-11, 09:22 AM
Awesome!! Are you on wets?


That is what i was thinking.

Glad to see you enjoyed it and get luck for next time
andrewsmith
03-08-11, 11:36 AM
Nice one Talan!

I can tell you they're Metzler wets by the tread pattern
Mr Speirs
03-08-11, 11:41 AM
Nice one Talan!

I can tell you they're Metzler wets by the tread pattern

I guess the question then becomes 'why are you on wets?'
Talan
04-08-11, 10:12 PM
I guess the question then becomes 'why are you on wets?'

Ok, the 'Wets' issue - well, racing Hill-Climb/Twisty Sprint you aren't allowed tyre warmers, so most of the racers use wets (they warm up very quickly and grip a lot better). There are some that use a wet front and a slick rear, but these guys are normally on MX bikes and do burnouts to warm up the tyres as well as drifting the bike through the corners. As I can't do that, I'm in the wet front and rear category of rider. Hope that answers the question.

Talan
Talan
04-08-11, 10:12 PM
PS my wets are Pirelli
andrewsmith
04-08-11, 10:25 PM
Pirelli, metzler same firm

Talan are they toast after 1run?
Talan
07-08-11, 08:00 AM
Pirelli, metzler same firm

Talan are they toast after 1run?

The wets have lasted ok. The runs are only quite short, but there is degredation. I can imagine after two more race meets I'll need a new set. The block pattern on the rear is probably worse, as the front is doing fine and will last a lot longer.
andrewsmith
07-08-11, 08:21 PM
The wets have lasted ok. The runs are only quite short, but there is degredation. I can imagine after two more race meets I'll need a new set. The block pattern on the rear is probably worse, as the front is doing fine and will last a lot longer.

Cool mate.
Does it make a noticeable difference over running a set of stock Pirelli's?
Talan
08-08-11, 07:33 PM
Cool mate.
Does it make a noticeable difference over running a set of stock Pirelli's?

As I am only new to this type of racing I'm not sure. Having seen everyone else with experience either do burnouts to warm the rear up (whilst on slicks) or use a wet rear I can only imagine that they have discovered that a cold standard dry tyre does not grip as well in the short time you are on the bike. I have just got another wet with a slightly different tread pattern to put on when the current one has gone off. It will take a while to see.