John,
What you experienced was not a tire problem. It was a surface issue.
EVERYONE had the same trouble. Mostly due to the fact the course was
mostly laid on the line of the track and we had to be on the vast amounts
of rubber and oil laid there. There wasn't any standing water, so
hydroplaning wasn't an issue. It was just REALLY slick. I went out once
to clean some anti-freeze, and it had just started to rain (again). We
couldn't even tell where it had been put down, even though we saw the line
when we arrived at the corner. It was *that* slippery in the wet.
Sam Strano
At 01:37 PM 9/7/99 -0400, Crooke John wrote:
>All,
>
>I just gained a lot of experience in the rain this weekend at the
>Washington DC Region's Solo II held at the Jefferson Circuit track at
>Summit Point.
>
>This was my first time running my Yokohama A032R's in the rain.
>
>The Yoko's behaved oddly in the rain. I think it's because of the tread
>pattern. When the tires are tracking straight, they have great grip and
>performance (short turns, especially in the slalom). I believe that's
>because the tread looks like a diamond, pushing water to the sides.
>However, when in a constant turn, especially at speed, the tread blocks
>become more square with the track, and water builds up more easily and
>hydroplaning occurs.
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