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Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:55 pm
by stickboy007
A couple of people where I race use only water to clean their tires, and they end up plenty sticky after drying up. No sauce. No diesel fuel. Nothing. Just high quality H20.
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:56 pm
by Charlie don't surf
They might be sticky after drying from all the traction compound picked up off the track
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:25 pm
by kaiser
maybe kinwald will bring some of his secret sauce? maybe he'll share?
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:29 am
by pumpkinfish
We can only hope. I heard that stuff is awesome. Anyone able to contact him and ask if he'll bring enough so we can buy it from him?
And is his paint scheme off limits for our race bodies
P.S. Do we need to pre-register?
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:55 pm
by covell2
When we were running slicks at our track we never washed the tires with plain water, the thought being that pure water closed up the pores in the tires and actually sealed the surface of the rubber up. Wether this was real or imagined I don't know. We tried cleaning the tires with pure simple green and that extended the time that we could run the tires before they needed touched up on the belt sander. What we settled on was scrubbing the tires with a stiff bristle brush and then applying the traction compound. Throw this all out the window when running non slick tires as we went back to simple green diluted with water for cleaning. Sorry to hijack the thread Erich looking forward to the Vonats in a couple weeks always the most laid back and fun race of the year for me!
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:08 am
by R/Cat
kaiser wrote:maybe kinwald will bring some of his secret sauce? maybe he'll share?
Is he entering a race or just hanging out?
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:04 am
by kaiser
- Finally the question about factory drivers. There has been a commitment by Associated to send Brian Kinwald so we look forward to having him come out to race this year! 2WD guys you certainly have your work cut out for you this year! I never like to commit anyone to anything but I will say that Brian is an awesome guy and is always happy to talk to people, sign autographs and everything else. He is a true professional and a gentleman and I'm honored to have him come to our race! There may also be a couple other guys coming but nothing confirmed as of yet.
- I'll preempt the next question that will probably come from Brian coming and say that IF and WHEN the day comes that we get more than a few visiting pro drivers I will probably create a class just for them... I've always wanted to have a pro class and would love to see some of the old guys come out too.. maybe a "Masters" class is in our future! If anyone on here is friends with some pro (I suppose that includes me too... thanks magazine job) definitely invite them out. Most of their sponsors support the race and it would be awesome to see the pro guys come out as well!
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 9:47 pm
by Brandon G
covell2 wrote:looking forward to the Vonats in a couple weeks always the most laid back and fun race of the year for me!
My thoughts exactly!
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:32 pm
by R/Cat
kaiser wrote:- Finally the question about factory drivers. There has been a commitment by Associated to send Brian Kinwald so we look forward to having him come out to race this year! 2WD guys you certainly have your work cut out for you this year! I never like to commit anyone to anything but I will say that Brian is an awesome guy and is always happy to talk to people, sign autographs and everything else. He is a true professional and a gentleman and I'm honored to have him come to our race! There may also be a couple other guys coming but nothing confirmed as of yet.
- I'll preempt the next question that will probably come from Brian coming and say that IF and WHEN the day comes that we get more than a few visiting pro drivers I will probably create a class just for them... I've always wanted to have a pro class and would love to see some of the old guys come out too.. maybe a "Masters" class is in our future! If anyone on here is friends with some pro (I suppose that includes me too... thanks magazine job) definitely invite them out. Most of their sponsors support the race and it would be awesome to see the pro guys come out as well!
Well, I guess that answers that, thanks. I'm assuming BK is going to at least run a re-re worlds car in 2WD modified which will make things a lot more interesting for the rest of that group.
Has a pro-driver ever participated in the VONATs before?
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:54 pm
by Raul Garcia
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 4:26 pm
by R/Cat
Raul Garcia wrote:How does writing in a publication make you a Pro level driver by any means?
I think he meant he might also know pro-drivers thanks to his magazine job but I guess he'll clarify.
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:02 pm
by scr8p
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:05 pm
by Raul Garcia
I think if there was a returning winner from years past, I think that would be classified as a "Pro Driver".
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:42 pm
by Charlie don't surf
R/Cat wrote:Raul Garcia wrote:How does writing in a publication make you a Pro level driver by any means?
I think he meant he might also know pro-drivers thanks to his magazine job but I guess he'll clarify.
That is my take on the way it is read, simple English. There isn't even a comma splice in that sentence
Re: TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:21 am
by kaiser
Raul Garcia wrote:I think if there was a returning winner from years past, I think that would be classified as a "Pro Driver".
i'll warn ya now, 2wd B main is all mine!!
you find a roomie Raul?
