Old Tyres for racing...

[y0z2a]

I have kept my old yokies for racing at santa pod in theory...

1) is there any point... they have very little tread left on them so a few burn outs and theyll be slicks, will this be a good / bad thing to try?

2) should i sod it and just race with my road tyres?

/y0z

 

[Fred@BTM]

Ive got my old 15s (as youve seen) and you know how bald those tyres are!!!!! Im plannning on using them for 1/4s and possibly tracks

 

[ManxValver]

Id be interested to know this too, thinking of getting an old set of 15s or something with totally bald tires for trackdays and so on

 

[Rich-D]

Yeah, if its a dry day then you can smoke the old tyres, get some heat into them and get good grip off the line...

Id keep them.

 

[telford_mike]

Quote: Originally posted by y0z2a on 28 October 2003


I have kept my old yokies for racing at santa pod in theory...

1) is there any point... they have very little tread left on them so a few burn outs and theyll be slicks, will this be a good / bad thing to try?

2) should i sod it and just race with my road tyres?

/y0z

Just remember to take a good spare! I did a trackday last month and squeezed the last few miles out of my tyres before junking them for the 17"s. Got a puncture the nery next day!

 

[BenR]

When a tyre is bald youll have less grip than if it had tread....carcasses are hard.

 

[paddymph]

yeah, bald road tyres are sh*tE for grip, fek that!

 

[Rich-D]

But old road tyres that still have some tread on ARE good...

 

[Soneji]

Or how about the obvious, go buy some bloody racing tyres?!?!?

 

[RobFenn]

Because theyre expensive and not road legal...?

 

[Soneji]

What and completely bald trye carcasses are road legal??????

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by Soneji on 29 October 2003

Or how about the obvious, go buy some bloody racing tyres?!?!?

They cost money, wheras your old tyres do not...

 

[Soneji]

Yeah but Im sure if you can afford a Cup and afford to go to track events a few hundred more for propper tyres isnt going to rape your bank balance is it?

 

[jon_r]

blatant chance for me to post ...

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[jon_r]

hehe

 

[Tom]

hmm FF tyres

 

[jon_r]

indeed, though they were on a Westfield.

 

[y0z2a]

ok then what dimension tyres do i need to get then... i know that slicks have funny measurements...

its for a cup... my road tyres are 195x45x16.

/y0z

 

[jon_r]

If you can find some old 15 inch wheels, the tyres would be a lot cheaper.

 

[Soneji]

lol

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by Soneji on 29 October 2003

Yeah but Im sure if you can afford a Cup and afford to go to track events a few hundred more for propper tyres isnt going to rape your bank balance is it?

Yeah, for trackdays Ive got a set of 15" alloys to fit tyres onto, as this is a much better idea then trashing your expensive road tyres.

But... we were talking aboiut 1/4 mile racing here, not trackdays and most people just use their road wheels & tyres.

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by y0z2a on 29 October 2003


ok then what dimension tyres do i need to get then... i know that slicks have funny measurements...

its for a cup... my road tyres are 195x45x16.

Get a set of 15s and go for 195/50s like Ive done, as theyre cheap as chips!

 

[Hollister]

Get some Colway remoulds, slick pattern and road legal (so they say)

about £50-60 each

 

[Soneji]

My road use tyres get abused as if they were only for 1/4 miling lol

 

[y0z2a]

can someone give me the race tyre dimentions.

roamer / weight you know dont you?

/y0z

 

[BenR]

give them your rd tyre dimentions, then can still give you teh correct tyre as they dont use aspect ratios, they use total diameters.

ACB10s......nice

17% tread to be rd legal, tyre pattern that is.

i wouldnt waste money on slicks personally....well not new ones....s/h scrubbed test tyres are far cheaper, oh....and my 13" wheels makes it much cheaper lol.