What I know about paddles come directly from Drag quad shit....same theory....more paddle = less MPH on the big end, but at the same time you have to have enough paddle to get you outta the hole without having your ass handed to you in the first 60'.
Had some comp cut, no Bueno. To wide and flat of a surface area. To much drag and resistance.
Too much drag is def no bueno. Maybe the scat just needs 2 more paddles for thew turbos Or maybe an 8 paddle ripper. That would put a bigger scoop in the sand.
I know Tim and Greg are not considering a 15" wheel as the weight really jumps up all the way around as the tires bead gets heavier and the 15" Rims are heavy and none of us think its worth it for the amount of performance that will be lost and there is no gains to be made with the 15" Wheels. Were really about performance and 15" wheels wont do it. Rotating mass kills these cars. I think we are close to the limits as far as Roll out goes.The set Tim and Greg built for me , as they dug through the Tires and found me a set with 95" Roll out and the rear paddle blades might be rubbing a little on super hard G outs.
Your right , you need just enough paddle to push ya good and to much is slower. We have found that the 9 is a good medium for all around use. 10 paddles is a little to much even with the turbo car. Most people also need to understand the Air pressure for the Skats also. These Skats need to be at a minimum of 11 in the rear and 2lbs more in the front to maintain the taller front roll out. I run 12lbs rear and about 15 in the fronts. More air pressure equals more traction due to the Paddle staying ridgid and not flexing backwards under acceleration.
Tim told me at the sand show to run 12>14 early in the season and 10>12 later in the season. I did notice some of the vibration sound as it losses traction on negative G's.. Overall they were pretty great during Halloween weekend.
It kinda depends where your riding.....but pismo likes a lower air pressure on launch...and a higher pressure will net you some wheel spin and you wont leave the line as hard.
Cool, Thx for answering my question.
Last year Tim made and sold some of his Extreme 1350 tires and they are really to much and slow. Good tire for sloe soft stuff but Glamis is pretty well packed down after a few busy weekends. I'm sure a lot run time will kill the Polaris joints to.
That was the most roll out available last season as most tires were maxed out at 86.
Must be oversight at Extreme or mislabeled rollout since they are matched up rollout wise before being sent out. I'm sure Extreme will get you taken care of if the tires are indeed that much off.
