1 or 2 week ban on oil based additive

[Markygia]

Hi all

What do people think to banning oil based additives for a week or two as a trial to see if it repairs the track.

This is something they are doing at major events. Heard someone saying the carpet at a major event was ruined after just the first round so it was suggested to ban additive for next rounds to improve the grip.

Looking at the state of the track Friday I think we possibly may need to do the same. This was actually baldy seniors idea but I agree. I believe a few others were in agreement too.

Btw this hasn't been a problem before as we haven't had so many people running foams (via supastox etc) and the CS additive used on them.

A few of us have stopped running additive and not noticed any loss in grip.
But ofcourse, we don't need to do this if people object. I personally believe it will improve grip. And it will be an interesting test.

Who's in?

[RCMadShane]

We do have a few options…

1. Ban additive for a short time.

2. Flip the carpet

3. Clean the carpet

I will have a chat with the committee and see what the view is..

Unfortunately as has been discovered not many of our members use this forum so it will take a few weeks to implement whatever we want to do..

[ChrissieL]

If its consistant i.e. everyone does it then Im in

[Markygia]

All of those sound good

I don't think anyone should really mind so much as its an experiment to help everyone.
I'm thinking if anyone has objections it'll be just because they are argumentative. But if someone has any real and genuine concerns then we don't change anything.

[Markygia]

And yes. It would be everyone with oil based additives.

[Baldy Senior]

As Mark said I think it would be a good idea for a time. Looking at the carpet Friday it did look a bit rank! Turning the carpet over is not an option because the oil would end up on the wooden floor - not a good idea. With regards to cleaning it - how? I think it's beyond 'shake an vac'. As you are one of the first to get there Shane could you let everyone know and I will back you up when I arrive? I don't think anyone wants the bill for a new carpet and as long as nobody uses additive everyone will be 'in the same boat' with regards to grip. It might even add a bit of excitement into the evening, it's been a while since we had a 'drifting' class!!