Bill Pemberton
0ld Ford Automotive Racing Terror
Will keep everyone posted on what we see with these new sleeper tires at the Pro Solo and Solo Nationals this coming weekend/week in Lincoln, Nebraska. Was at a private practice session on Friday and talked to some more folks running the Yokes. Had also chatted with a couple of past National Champions who were running then earlier in August at the Midwest Divisional Solo Championships , and they do get sticky fast. A lot of comparison to the RE71s, and a couple said that similar to the Bridgestones, they are solid for 1-2 laps on a road course and then they start getting greasy.........this was with drivers that are super aggressive and going for Time Trial laps. One guy said he found over half a session of an HPDE the tires were solid, but after that they were slippery. He noted a similar situation with the BStones. Sounds logical, but will see if I can talk to others while at the event , and see if there are more guys who have run them on track. Tire Temps were quite critical when I ran Yokes many years ago, so will ask those questions too.
Look forward to hearing your assessment , Neema!
Look forward to hearing your assessment , Neema!