shaving front tires

Rob Petrie E395 · 06-01-2008, 01:32 PM

Did anybody happen to see the deal on the qualifing show about Greg Andersons front tires? Anybody have an idea about what can be gained by doing this? My thought is that you would want the least amont of contact between the tire and track as possible and shaving the tires untill they were bald would would give you more contact with the track while a treaded tire would give you less but there must be a reason for doing it or they would not have done it for the last 3 seasons. Any ideas?

LNorton · 06-01-2008, 07:56 PM

Weight

Bobby DiDomenico · 06-04-2008, 11:10 PM

I'm thinking rolling friction too. I mean they wouldn't do that just to mess with the other teams heads right?

Jesse Knapp · 06-05-2008, 12:56 AM

At the speed Pro Stocks go, what is the air doing at the front tires? Could it move more smoothly around a tire without grooves? I would think this is a possible reason. I also think a bald tire allows more contact and more friction to slow you down, but one could pump more air in that bald tire getting it up off that surface a bit so there is no loss from that. I believe aerodynamics is why they are doing this. Just my opinion.

06-01-2008, 01:32 PM	#1
Rob Petrie E395 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Woodlawn IL Posts: 1,092 Likes: 162 Liked 216 Times in 77 Posts	shaving front tires Did anybody happen to see the deal on the qualifing show about Greg Andersons front tires? Anybody have an idea about what can be gained by doing this? My thought is that you would want the least amont of contact between the tire and track as possible and shaving the tires untill they were bald would would give you more contact with the track while a treaded tire would give you less but there must be a reason for doing it or they would not have done it for the last 3 seasons. Any ideas?

06-01-2008, 07:56 PM	#2
LNorton Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: RacerTees.com Posts: 505 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: shaving front tires Weight __________________ Lee Norton - N229 STK IHRA H/FIA - NHRA O/SA RacerTees.com

06-04-2008, 11:10 PM	#3
Bobby DiDomenico Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 923 Likes: 101 Liked 101 Times in 52 Posts	Re: shaving front tires I'm thinking rolling friction too. I mean they wouldn't do that just to mess with the other teams heads right?

06-05-2008, 12:56 AM	#4
Jesse Knapp Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 109 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: shaving front tires At the speed Pro Stocks go, what is the air doing at the front tires? Could it move more smoothly around a tire without grooves? I would think this is a possible reason. I also think a bald tire allows more contact and more friction to slow you down, but one could pump more air in that bald tire getting it up off that surface a bit so there is no loss from that. I believe aerodynamics is why they are doing this. Just my opinion. __________________ Jesse Knapp 4899 STK, SS