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Why would racing slicks be burned with a torch then scraped right before a race?
Juliemouse83
You usually don't see that BEFORE a race, unless it's during a practice session. What they are doing is scraping off rubber that was picked up on the hot tires in order to find the wear indicators. These are little "holes" in the tire surface. By measureing how deep the hole is, it tells them how much rubber is left on the tire, which then tells them how much tire wear there was on that run. There are about 5 holes across the tire, and at about 6 places around the tire. So this can tell them a lot about how the car set up is working. By heating and scraping off the build-up, it gives them a more accurate measurement, by making sure they are measureing the surface of the tire, and not the build-up. The build-up is usually picked up when the car drops down to the apron to come into the pits. I have seen teams ruff up tires with a wire brush or in some cases steel for traction
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What are treadless racing tires called?
Treadless racing tires called are slicks.
How much do racing slicks cost?
5500$ a piece. About 22000.
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Can you put racing go kart tires on a regular go kart?
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What is a cheater stick?
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Do racing Trucks have slicks?
Yes.The reason why racing truck have slick because slick tire give them better cornering. Most auto racing ruled by FIA are only use slick tires.
What kind of tires are chosen for race cars?
usually, racing slicks made by Goodyear or Firestone, if its a wet track rain tires.
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Drag race slicks are designed to grip. Any type of free spinning, or wheel spin, is wasted motion, and is not desired. The white line shows if the tire is free spinning, and in need of adjustments.
When was Slicks Box created?
Slicks Box was created on 2007-08-14.
If some Wicks are Slicks and some Slicks are Snicks are some Wicks are definitely Snicks?
== == Heres a diagram - you're supposed to think of it as A is a type of B, and B is a type of C, etc:`Snicks```Other `````\``` /```````?`` Slicks````````\``/``````````Wicks```````` `So: Are some Wicks a type of Snick? Upon first impression, you can see that since some Wicks are a type of Slick, and some Slicks are a type of Snick, then the statement could be True.`Snicks```Other `````\``` /```````?`` Slicks````````\``/``````````Wicks```````` `Or even this thought: Examining the rest of the Wicks. It could be possible, that the other Wicks that are not Slicks, are directly a type of Snick. Like this:`Snicks ``Other ```|`` \```/ ```````|`` Slicks ```````|```/ `````````Wicks ````````Why Those Reasonings are INCORRECTThe Wicks that are Slicks may all be in the group of Slicks that are NOT Snicks. Only some Slicks are Snicks. The Wicks could be in the group of Slicks that are not Snicks, but Other! The riddle says definitely Snicks.The same bit of the riddle ruins the 2nd explanation as well! - We don't know definitely that the Wicks are directly connected to the Snicks. Wicks could be something else, and the Wicky Slicks could all be Other:``````````````````````Snicks``Other ``?`` Slicks````````could all``````````````````````````````what this is. `````\```/```````````be Other````````````````````````````````````````````Wicks`````````````````````````````````````````` Because there is no proof that Wicks are in the group of Slicks that are not in the Other group, and because we can't definitely know that the Wicks are directly connected to the Snicks, the statement isFALSE - No, some Wicks are not definitelySnicks.
Is it better to have treaded or slick tires on a super pocket bike?
Depends what you're doing. For racing on a track, slicks give better performance for tight turns. Treaded would be better for riding around where the asphalt isn't swept, can have oil or water on it, or general street riding. If you're racing, its be better to invest in better suspension before tires because your tires will underperform due to the shorty rear end
Why do tires have treads not slicks?
Tread gives you more grip and control but more rolling resistance. If you want to go fast you get slicks.
