I never thought about weighing tyres, though running TCs, I can fully understand why knowing this can make a difference. I’m running in the Tamiya class at WLRC so I’m guessing this won’t make much of an impact due to the ‘brick’ style design and handling of TT01e, though I’ve recently started swapping tyres around (so left and right sides). I picked up an old Schumacher TC (Mi1) so was thinking of having a go at the 17.5 blinky class at Iconic this year …but I know I have to look at what is and isn’t permitted. As you can imagine, your vids are proving very helpful 👍
@@smorhall1 hi Simon. Lighter fuel is a petroleum based product and contain a degree of benzene I believe, which, as well as being flammable, is also carcinogenic. I certainly would not use it indoors.
You are really really tryharding for a non pro. But good stuff. I have my doubt in how much difference some of the things you do, like taken of excess tire and weighting your tires.. weighing your tires before you file and sand them doesn’t really make sense when the weight difference is so tiny from factory. I also find your comment weird about heating cycles/life of a tire. If heating them make them even softer than just using additives then go for it. But in the end heat doesn’t result in better traction, softness of the tires does. But yes higher temps in tires will most likely make them a bit softer for the first few laps of a race. Outdoor the tire temps will fall to normal pretty fast tho. A few laps in tire temps is the same no matter if u used heating or not. That’s what I have heard from the guys at my club.
Hi thanks for your comment, it’s obviously marginal, but the sanding would do roughly the same on each tyre however as long as you mark them you could skip this step, just keep tyres on same corner once used as that does make a difference. After a number of heat cycles the tyre material is not the same, that’s why tyres are not as good after a few uses even if no visible graining
Your videos are extremely helpful, I just subscribed.
I never thought about weighing tyres, though running TCs, I can fully understand why knowing this can make a difference. I’m running in the Tamiya class at WLRC so I’m guessing this won’t make much of an impact due to the ‘brick’ style design and handling of TT01e, though I’ve recently started swapping tyres around (so left and right sides). I picked up an old Schumacher TC (Mi1) so was thinking of having a go at the 17.5 blinky class at Iconic this year …but I know I have to look at what is and isn’t permitted. As you can imagine, your vids are proving very helpful 👍
That was a fantastic video Simon, you really show your knowledge well and make it easy to understand 🎉
Your video are very helpful and well explained 👏🏽 thank you.
Thank you for the video. Don't you balance your wheels?
Brilliant, thank you. Out of interest, do you run a wet car and a dry car?
Q: Do you use a gyro, and if so, which one?
Interesting and informative, thanks for posting.
If you read the SDS Sheet for lighter fluid you might decide to use a different product…
Thanks Malcolm can you elaborate on your comment?
@@smorhall1 hi Simon. Lighter fuel is a petroleum based product and contain a degree of benzene I believe, which, as well as being flammable, is also carcinogenic. I certainly would not use it indoors.
@@malkie0831 yes true, just for the video however on this occasion
You are really really tryharding for a non pro. But good stuff. I have my doubt in how much difference some of the things you do, like taken of excess tire and weighting your tires.. weighing your tires before you file and sand them doesn’t really make sense when the weight difference is so tiny from factory. I also find your comment weird about heating cycles/life of a tire. If heating them make them even softer than just using additives then go for it. But in the end heat doesn’t result in better traction, softness of the tires does. But yes higher temps in tires will most likely make them a bit softer for the first few laps of a race. Outdoor the tire temps will fall to normal pretty fast tho. A few laps in tire temps is the same no matter if u used heating or not. That’s what I have heard from the guys at my club.
Hi thanks for your comment, it’s obviously marginal, but the sanding would do roughly the same on each tyre however as long as you mark them you could skip this step, just keep tyres on same corner once used as that does make a difference.
After a number of heat cycles the tyre material is not the same, that’s why tyres are not as good after a few uses even if no visible graining