Buggy's on carpet

[RCMadShane]

Hi all..... need some advise...

We have a good level of interest in running buggies at our club but i am concerned that there may be the right tyres or wrong tyres to use..

there are stories of buggies causing damage to carpet...

So whats the truth... I am guessing there are clubs running Buggies on carpet.. what do you allow to be used..

Thanks in advance.
Shane
GERCC

[Will's]

The tyre of choose at our club is mini spikes on the rear or blocks and cut staggers on the front with 99% of people running a yellow compound. The only real damage as such other than general wear is from shock towers when they roll and lose chassis screws. As a club we have a shock tower protectors rule now which seems to help prevent a lot of damage.

Will - Silverstone RC

[Adam F]

Normally it would be yellow pins on carpet, certainly on the rear...

As long as people check their chassis for loose screws and ideally run tower protectors as has been said you should be fine!!

[terry.sc]

There are two areas that buggies cause damage to carpet. First is the shock towers, insist on shock tower protectors to ensure shock mount screws and parts can't dig into and rip the carpet. If there are other classes racing then avoid allowing the buggies to run minipins or spikes as they will dig into the carpet and rip up the top surface of the carpet removing any additive and rubber laid down on the racing line.

Buggies work quite happily on slicks, road tyres or ContactRC foams from Schumacher. They also last considerably longer than normal buggy tyres, any of them will last months.
As a mainly touring car/GT12 club to protect our carpet we don't allow any buggy spikes at all, but it's no loss as buggies go much better and faster on carpet with foams.

[mattr]

If you allow additive for the TCs (probably?) just get the VBC SE slicks, about 15 quid a set IIRC.

Buggy sized, buggy characteristics (rather than running TC style tyres) and with a bit of additive, plenty of grip.

[RogerM]

As I said on facebook and many have stated here the real issue is the shock towers / loose screws.

In my experience minispikes definitely fluff the carpet much less than minipins, very little in fact.

I know some clubs run the VENOM tires on the rear, sort of a semi-slick ..... naff all grip until they have worn in / picked up a bit of additive from the track surface but who needs / wants mega grip from a buggy anyway?

[Richard_Griffiths]

+1 for track building