SvoChuck wrote:
I think they were better than full tred RA1's but it seems to me that shaved RA1's to 2-3/32's vs full tred R888's would be real close . A little shave on a new R888 should be faster than any RA1.
Dirks was just a tick faster than his last year time . I was a bit quicker but last year I was on old tires all year.
bottom line R888's are better by a little bit.
Well, here's what I came up with...
Dirks' best on RA-1's in 2007: 1:50.199 (July Sunday Qualifying)
Dirks' first weekend on R888's: 1:48.776 (track record)
Chuck's best on RA-1's in 2007: 1:52.595 (July Sunday Main Race)
Chuck's first weekend on R888's: 1:49.874
Doug's best on RA-1's in 2007: 1:54.277 (November Saturday Qualifying)
Doug's first weekend on R888's: 1:50.639
Chris' best on RA-1's in 2007: 1:56.170 (November Saturday Main Race)
Chris' first weekend on R888's: 1:52.684
Weston's best on RA-1's in 2007: 1:53.879 (November)
Weston's best on RA-1's in 2008: 1:53.318 (Sunday Main Race)
Weston's first weekend on R888's: Making Chris cry!