[Hotrodf1]

Hey guys,

So far I'm still on track to hit comp school in late sept. in Memphis (MIR).

Any vets out there willing to lend a friendly tip or two about comp school, or anything that might be of help to me?

[Sidney]

Be prepared for rain. Have rain tires and wipers that work. If there's any chance for rain in the forecast put the rain tires on. If your school is anything like mine, you will not have time to swap tires between sessions.

Well I don't have wipers but I do have Rain X and a hillbilly defroster that works. Has been okay so far.

Will also have a new unshaved set of RA1's (the only RA1s I have at this point), so that should do it for the rain tires.

Put your wipers back on! Rain X might work if you're out in front running 60 mph but it won't work at all when your nose is up behind the guy in front of you and you're below 50 mph turning into a corner!

Try this...next time it's raining take your street car out on the highway and pull up behind a semi. Turn your wipers off and see how well that Rain X works. In the draft/wake of another car the air won't blow the windshield clear. Wipers on full speed car hardly keep it clear enough at the start of a race when 20 cars are all bunched together and the roostertails are at full song. What you'll see is a heavy, fine mist that is best described as what you experience behind/passing an 18 wheeler in the rain.

Sidney