04/19/08: Well, this weeks race report is about 3 things. First, we are learning a lot about tires; second, Late Model racing in Florida is going through a big transition; and 3rd, I think my plan for this year is going to work really good!
What we have learned about racing tires is that the sizes they write on the outside of the tire are meaningless and that trying to qualify on stickers tires will usually hurt you more that it will help you because the tires change so much when they get hot. Also, we thought that the tracks would stock up on tires for big races but we have come to the conclusion that they use the big races to clear out the old and un-saleable tires that they have accumulated. We ran better a few weeks ago in practice with an old set of half worn out tires then we ran last night with brand new ones...