i had low wear there, but many report high wear and cuts. but that was
mostly when i had a solid axle. now converted to IRS i maybe grip well
enough to tear up my tires.
-james c
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Steffes" <asteffes@asteffes.com>
Cc: "Bay Area Autocross List" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 10:12 AM
Subject: RE: Gravel at Golden Gate Fields
> It also chews up street tires like there is no tomorrow. I usually tell
> friends who want to try Solo-2 to wait for an event at any other venue.
> What's it like at GGF for those who run on race rubber?
> -Adam
>
> On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Michael R. Clements wrote:
>
> > Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:53:28 -0700
> > From: Michael R. Clements <mrclem@telocity.com>
> > To: 'Joe' <joe@bea.com>, ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: Gravel at Golden Gate Fields
> >
> > I believe there were attempts to clean up the gravel at GGF but it was
> > just like the cat -- it kept coming back. I appreciate the efforts made
> > to get the GGF site but I won't go there any more because it ruins the
> > paint job on my car.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Joe
> > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 09:26
> > > To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Gravel at Golden Gate Fields
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all.
> > >
> > > I just ran in an all-day autocross with the PCA at Golden
> > > Gate Fields yesterday and it was very irritating, almost to
> > > the point that I would skip events there. There is so much
> > > loose gravel all over the lot that the first group must have
> > > bead-blasted their undercarriages to clean a line. The 'line'
> > > was essentially point-to-point because with no traction
> > > that's the shortest way around. Even in the afternoon, this
> > > was a 'drive-a-stupid-line-as-fast-as-you-can' event because
> > > any attempt to vary put you into the drifts of displaced
> > > marbles. There was a typical thirty-paces slalom where the
> > > cleared 'line' was precisely straight from one side of one
> > > cone to the other side of the next cone.
> > >
> > > Have we ever paid someone to sweep a lot? I would gladly chip
> > > in for this, rather than be chipped away by the gravel. Joe Weinstein
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