Hi I have tried them when I was running restricted leopard on MG reds on my home track Mount Gambier they were a disaster as it is a very low grip track and they took alot of grip away. Have yet to try them with yellows but will probably test with them this w/e at portland.
how do they take grip away?? i run on mg reds in restricted, but i will use them when i go to full rotax on mojos also
I guess different grades of magnesium etc they hold or get rid of heat differently/ different designs are stiffer than others which will also change grip levels. I found on my kart the Edwards rims took away a massive amount of grip. Which at some tracks ie with loads of karts there and heaps of rubber down woul prob make you faster. For my home track wich is very low grip I found the "new" style techno rims work very very well.
ok ok, cheers for that.
Hi Ran,
I'm not a tech wiz on all things but the low volume mags are designed to help the rims hold less air while zooming around the track (hence the term low volume)..... so in theory they produce less drag which makes you go quicker !!!! the f1's use a similair design and you would see the wheel covers thay use on the fronts now which seriously reduces drag.... I reckon at our super quick speeds of 100k's i wouldn't expect any gains but nothing ventured nothing gained they say...... you racin at Oakleigh this weekend ????
i think they are worth a try, not racing this weekend mate, very hard at present for me to get saturdays off, people seem to want pictures drawn on them!!! haha
racing at next club day, we must catch up, i was side tracked last meet, got 2nd though so was all good, how did u go?
had a shocker.... did a total of 3 laps !!! bent 2 steering columns, Tie rod end & 2 tie rods ooch anyway that's motorsport ... hero to zero but got my fav track this weekend so looking forward to it....... for what it's worth I would reccommend you getting alloys with bead locks (you may have to get someone to tap these in as most alloys don't come woth bead locks..... I believe that alloys work way better than mags for Mojo's and our cold conditions......
Ran Maclurkin said:i think they are worth a try, not racing this weekend mate, very hard at present for me to get saturdays off, people seem to want pictures drawn on them!!! haharacing at next club day, we must catch up, i was side tracked last meet, got 2nd though so was all good, how did u go?
Steve Johnson said:Hi Ran,I'm not a tech wiz on all things but the low volume mags are designed to help the rims hold less air while zooming around the track (hence the term low volume)..... so in theory they produce less drag which makes you go quicker !!!! the f1's use a similair design and you would see the wheel covers thay use on the fronts now which seriously reduces drag.... I reckon at our super quick speeds of 100k's i wouldn't expect any gains but nothing ventured nothing gained they say...... you racin at Oakleigh this weekend ????
Dont know for sure but i think the low volume also helps keep temperature lower for longer which keeps grip levels more constant.
i also think the things on the F1 wheels are a type of brake duct. if you have a look at where the rotor and caliper is on an F1 (inside the "inner" wheel) it would make it hard for air to get in to cool the brakes down.
yeah something to do with less air to avoid temperature increase/decrease.... F1 front wheel caps are defiantly fore drag resistance but they may also prove useful for brake cooling but I have looked into it and can only find discussion around drag resistance ...
Daniel Roser said:Steve Johnson said:Hi Ran,I'm not a tech wiz on all things but the low volume mags are designed to help the rims hold less air while zooming around the track (hence the term low volume)..... so in theory they produce less drag which makes you go quicker !!!! the f1's use a similair design and you would see the wheel covers thay use on the fronts now which seriously reduces drag.... I reckon at our super quick speeds of 100k's i wouldn't expect any gains but nothing ventured nothing gained they say...... you racin at Oakleigh this weekend ????
Dont know for sure but i think the low volume also helps keep temperature lower for longer which keeps grip levels more constant.i also think the things on the F1 wheels are a type of brake duct. if you have a look at where the rotor and caliper is on an F1 (inside the "inner" wheel) it would make it hard for air to get in to cool the brakes down.
i am running alloys at present and bead locked ones, but i want to goto bolt on fronts, anyone have a set of alloy front bolt ons in black 4 sale?
LV rims contain a lower volume of air due to the larger internal diameter of the rim.
By reducing the air volume you theoretically reduce temp variability in the rim/tire package.
so u would expect them to perform better then.
DAVID WILLETT said:LV rims contain a lower volume of air due to the larger internal diameter of the rim. By reducing the air volume you theoretically reduce temp variability in the rim/tire package.
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Hi I have tried them when I was running restricted leopard on MG reds on my home track Mount Gambier they were a disaster as it is a very low grip track and they took alot of grip away. Have yet to try them with yellows but will probably test with them this w/e at portland.
how do they take grip away?? i run on mg reds in restricted, but i will use them when i go to full rotax on mojos also
I guess different grades of magnesium etc they hold or get rid of heat differently/ different designs are stiffer than others which will also change grip levels. I found on my kart the Edwards rims took away a massive amount of grip. Which at some tracks ie with loads of karts there and heaps of rubber down woul prob make you faster. For my home track wich is very low grip I found the "new" style techno rims work very very well.
ok ok, cheers for that.
Hi Ran,
I'm not a tech wiz on all things but the low volume mags are designed to help the rims hold less air while zooming around the track (hence the term low volume)..... so in theory they produce less drag which makes you go quicker !!!! the f1's use a similair design and you would see the wheel covers thay use on the fronts now which seriously reduces drag.... I reckon at our super quick speeds of 100k's i wouldn't expect any gains but nothing ventured nothing gained they say...... you racin at Oakleigh this weekend ????
i think they are worth a try, not racing this weekend mate, very hard at present for me to get saturdays off, people seem to want pictures drawn on them!!! haha
racing at next club day, we must catch up, i was side tracked last meet, got 2nd though so was all good, how did u go?
had a shocker.... did a total of 3 laps !!! bent 2 steering columns, Tie rod end & 2 tie rods ooch anyway that's motorsport ... hero to zero but got my fav track this weekend so looking forward to it....... for what it's worth I would reccommend you getting alloys with bead locks (you may have to get someone to tap these in as most alloys don't come woth bead locks..... I believe that alloys work way better than mags for Mojo's and our cold conditions......
Ran Maclurkin said:i think they are worth a try, not racing this weekend mate, very hard at present for me to get saturdays off, people seem to want pictures drawn on them!!! haharacing at next club day, we must catch up, i was side tracked last meet, got 2nd though so was all good, how did u go?
Steve Johnson said:Hi Ran,I'm not a tech wiz on all things but the low volume mags are designed to help the rims hold less air while zooming around the track (hence the term low volume)..... so in theory they produce less drag which makes you go quicker !!!! the f1's use a similair design and you would see the wheel covers thay use on the fronts now which seriously reduces drag.... I reckon at our super quick speeds of 100k's i wouldn't expect any gains but nothing ventured nothing gained they say...... you racin at Oakleigh this weekend ????
Dont know for sure but i think the low volume also helps keep temperature lower for longer which keeps grip levels more constant.
i also think the things on the F1 wheels are a type of brake duct. if you have a look at where the rotor and caliper is on an F1 (inside the "inner" wheel) it would make it hard for air to get in to cool the brakes down.
yeah something to do with less air to avoid temperature increase/decrease.... F1 front wheel caps are defiantly fore drag resistance but they may also prove useful for brake cooling but I have looked into it and can only find discussion around drag resistance ...
Daniel Roser said:Steve Johnson said:Hi Ran,I'm not a tech wiz on all things but the low volume mags are designed to help the rims hold less air while zooming around the track (hence the term low volume)..... so in theory they produce less drag which makes you go quicker !!!! the f1's use a similair design and you would see the wheel covers thay use on the fronts now which seriously reduces drag.... I reckon at our super quick speeds of 100k's i wouldn't expect any gains but nothing ventured nothing gained they say...... you racin at Oakleigh this weekend ????
Dont know for sure but i think the low volume also helps keep temperature lower for longer which keeps grip levels more constant.i also think the things on the F1 wheels are a type of brake duct. if you have a look at where the rotor and caliper is on an F1 (inside the "inner" wheel) it would make it hard for air to get in to cool the brakes down.
i am running alloys at present and bead locked ones, but i want to goto bolt on fronts, anyone have a set of alloy front bolt ons in black 4 sale?
LV rims contain a lower volume of air due to the larger internal diameter of the rim.
By reducing the air volume you theoretically reduce temp variability in the rim/tire package.
so u would expect them to perform better then.
DAVID WILLETT said:LV rims contain a lower volume of air due to the larger internal diameter of the rim. By reducing the air volume you theoretically reduce temp variability in the rim/tire package.