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Old May 29th, 2018, 01:19 PM   #176
adouglas
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This was an extraordinary circumstance... forecast literally changing minute-by-minute. Rain, no rain, rain... Too damp for slicks, too dry for rains... all that. At one point I wound up pussy-footing my way around a drying track with rain tires and I swear I could hear the money flying off of the rear every time I turned the throttle...

Having experienced rain tires in the wet, I'm hooked. So the strategy going forward is to simply buy my next set of street tires in advance. They're going to get used sooner or later anyway... if it looks like another typical "can't decide" New England day, I'll just chuck 'em in the car and have the tire guy swap 'em. No waste that way, and at least I'd get to ride.

PS: I know your ability to get to new tracks is limited at the moment, but I gotta say that Palmer backwards is a blast. I like the flow better. Get there if/when you can.
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