Foam Tires

[Me]

What do you use foam tires for? Do you use them on the road? If so,
wouldn't they get chewed up real quick?

[Phil Bone]

WE run 1/10th scale touring cars and foam tires. The tread life depends a
lot on the hardness of the foam and the track surface. On a smooth asphalt
track, we can get a full days racing (about 45 min actual run time) on of a
set of 40 to 45 shore (purple and double purple color code) foam tires.
Soft foams (30 shore or pink) on an abrasive surface like a parking lot and
they are gone in 5 min.

Phil

"Me" <triwebb12@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> What do you use foam tires for? Do you use them on the road? If so,
> wouldn't they get chewed up real quick?
>
>

[Phil Bone]

Sorry about the WE...just a sticky shift key, I was not shouting.

Phil

"Phil Bone" <philbone@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> WE run 1/10th scale touring cars and foam tires. The tread life depends a
> lot on the hardness of the foam and the track surface. On a smooth
asphalt
> track, we can get a full days racing (about 45 min actual run time) on of
a
> set of 40 to 45 shore (purple and double purple color code) foam tires.
> Soft foams (30 shore or pink) on an abrasive surface like a parking lot
and
> they are gone in 5 min.
>
> Phil
>
> "Me" <triwebb12@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Y9vQ9.235$BU.77327@news.uswest.net...
> > What do you use foam tires for? Do you use them on the road? If so,
> > wouldn't they get chewed up real quick?
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Mat W.]

foam is used on carpet tracks. also on flat asphalt. of course, wear does
become a big problem w/ them. but hey, u use whatever gives u the best grip
when u race.

"Me" <triwebb12@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> What do you use foam tires for? Do you use them on the road? If so,
> wouldn't they get chewed up real quick?
>
>

[grizzbob]

"Mat W." <mat1@blackhorizon.org> wrote in message
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> foam is used on carpet tracks. also on flat asphalt. of course, wear
does
> become a big problem w/ them. but hey, u use whatever gives u the best
grip
> when u race.
>
Correct, & on carpet tracks, foam tires definitely offer the best grip &
wear is actually pretty good too. For pan cars, there is no better tire, &
even for touring cars, foam tires on carpet offer a ton of grip(as well as
lower rolling resistance than rubber tires & inserts) for better
acceleration...:)