Will they run races at Daytona if it's raining? If not what will they do with the races, push them to the next day? Looks like Friday afternoon might be a washout...
Quote from: JCP636 on October 14, 2009, 04:47:16 PM
Will they run races at Daytona if it's raining? If not what will they do with the races, push them to the next day? Looks like Friday afternoon might be a washout...
Yeah, they should. I know Michelin rain tires can handle the banking. Some other manufactures won't sell any rain tires for the banking because of carcass concerns. Don't know if that is currently the case.
Don't hit the paint stripes in the rain.
If that's the case I don't have rain tires and don't feel like shelling out the extra loot for them, so I'll probably skip the Friday races. I've done some trackdays in the rain and been ok with DOT's but I'd rather just enter into an extra race on Sunday I think...
daytona is a blast in the rain. the banking and superspeedway sections drain..well.. for obvious reasons. As Dave said, keep off or at least be upright on the paint. They will not cancel races unless there is lightning.
Daytona is fun in the rain. You'll be fine.
Hmmm, well my main concern would be running DOT's and not being competitive if everyone else is on rains... Like I said, I've done some trackdays in the rain and had fun. This is only my second race weekend though and I've never raced in the rain.
Quote from: JCP636 on October 14, 2009, 07:48:30 PM
Hmmm, well my main concern would be running DOT's and not being competitive if everyone else is on rains... Like I said, I've done some trackdays in the rain and had fun. This is only my second race weekend though and I've never raced in the rain.
dot tires are not fun on a full wet track. unless you have vast exp in the rain i would not suggest doing it.
i have a set of new rains ill sell for less than new (ill get a new set next year) but wont be there till fri night.
The chicane is the most important place to avoid painted surfaces. Always lots of crashing there in the rain. Daytona in the rain is a very memorable experience. My wife took a picture of me doing 145 at the top of the banking in the pouring rain in 2007. I never had any grip issues (running dunlop/michelin F/R rains) and the rains held up well.
The biggest issue I had there in the rain is visor fogging. Lots of steamyness. A fog-city visor insert solved that... I highly recommend.
QuoteA fog-city visor insert solved that... I highly recommend.
+1
Hum Now I know why I opted to do a 6 hr CMRA endurance race @ Texas World Speedway (TWS). Sunny and between 70-80 deg. all weekend plus the infield/outfield is so much better than Daytona - can you say elevation changes? Raced Daytona 2 Febs ago and have little interest in ever returning.
Awful long trip to start skipping raced before you get there... Go, buy the rain tires, and have a blast...
it was fun in 07 in the rain, till I crashed ! ha ha but that was in the infeild
Yeah...it didn't rain
It rained in LW F40
I raced, it didn't rain, and I did good!!! :) I do have a WHOLE lot of experience riding in the rain on the street on DOT's and have done some pretty wet trackdays so I was prepared to go out on the DOT's in the rain if needed, but it was all good. Weather says dry sat and sunday, I have a race each day.
I think it only rained once on Friday during qualifying...after that everyone FROZE!!! Man, was it a COLD weekend in FLA!
wasn't so cold except in 1st practice sat and sun. lucky me i had late afternoon races!! had a great time riding with the fast guys!
i'll be there in feb/mar!
tim
Quote from: SkinandLeather.com on October 19, 2009, 06:43:47 PM
I think it only rained once on Friday during qualifying...after that everyone FROZE!!! Man, was it a COLD weekend in FLA!
are you kidding me, it was this every evening a month ago in Wyoming and it was unseasonably hot. Or are you just looking for an excuse to warm up to something?
Mark