When is a 2wd not a 2wd

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Originally Posted by paulc

Tend not to agree with this why is it at alot of meetings national / regional people are changing tyres every run especially the top lads i think it's more down to the type of astro rather than the tyre

As for tracks you can see why alot have clubs have gone for astroturf type tracks because of cost and easyer to maintain than a Dirt track especially with the british weather the way it is.

But at the end of the day fast drivers are always going to be fast and slow ones are going to be slow no matter what car they drive in my opinion 2wd should have the motor out the back no messing taking driveshafts out etc..

Fresh tyres have more grip than worn ones. When I say 'too much' I mean more than is entirely needed - the car could be drivable but not as fast with much less grippy tyres. Clearly with the rules as they stand drivers might as well use all the grip they can hence frequent replacement but I don't think this would be any better or worse with a harder compound less naturally grippy tyre. If anything you should have a few more runs before its performance notably drops off.

I'm not sure Schumacher need to have a problem with this - after all there is no reason the new tyre can't come from them. It just won't be in yellow.