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16 Sep 2010, 13:02 (Ref:2760342)
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BTCC Tyre swap on grid
Can anyone tell me why they BTCC cars leave the pits, drive round to the grid, then swap their tyres around? Why don't they go this in the paddock?
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16 Sep 2010, 13:04 (Ref:2760343)
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To quickly heat up the rears by putting them on the front. It's the two upfront that take the real punishment, ergo heat up, on an FWD car.
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16 Sep 2010, 13:11 (Ref:2760348)
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As Duke said its to warm up the tyres
most of the FWD cars put the RR on the FL and the RL on the FR for the formation lap although the Integras put RR on FR, RL on FL. |
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16 Sep 2010, 13:16 (Ref:2760354)
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Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!
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