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Old 02-27-2010, 08:36 PM
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Today's lesson: If you go to the strip with 205 50 15 KDW2's at 32 psi on 8" wheels, you will smoke them through 4th!!

I guess the rad and soft top are on hold; 15x9 and 225 45 15 RS3s are needed!
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Old 02-27-2010, 08:51 PM
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oh what a horrible problem to have. lol...
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@ what power level?
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Old 02-27-2010, 09:04 PM
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ive been looking at the kdw's in that size too, sell me yours and go bigger?..lol... but ya, whats the setup?
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stopped making the kdw2 in that size about 2 years ago it seems, I had bought a set of them on tirerack then months later they no longer sold them.
I liked them, wish they still had them in 205\50R15
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really? i must keep finding old stock then...lol...
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Setup's in sig. Really it was lack of preparation and an overly excited driver with too much right foot. Launched too hard and used the throttle like an on/off switch. Got smoked by a BMW 135.
Didn't have a chance to run a second time. I was there to help support a DIYAutoTune.com sponsored car, not play with my own.

Funny tidbit. The car ahead of me was a brand new GTR with no license plate. Had an obviously fake temporary plate/dealer drive out tag with a bogus date. Looked like someone who worked at the dealer simply swiped it off the lot and kept hot lapping it.
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Old 02-28-2010, 03:44 AM
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So.. what did you run?
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I thought you just realized your a miata driving ***. lol nice man!
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I'm buying six more 6UL's. Two are getting drag radials for the V8 car. Yeah, I'm goin' racin'.
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Yeah I was thinking a about picking up an extra pair of XTRs actually.
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Originally Posted by longuyen88
@ what power level?
Doesn't take much at a shitty strip that is notorious for pretty much no track prep and temps were in the 40's after overnight lows in the 20's


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