Slicks ok to run at track days?

[therealMAtt]

Are you allowed to run full slicks at track days? I remember a clio 200 on slicks at bedford but think it might have been an instructors own car!

 

[fishcake]

Most trackday companys will not let you out on track with slicks without a full cage.

 

[Nigel]

Donnington used to allow you out on full slicks without a cage.

 

[ForceIndia]

Motorsportvision specifically exclude use of slicks without a cage. No idea if they enforce it though.

 

[DrR]

Why don't they allow it?

 

[Alex H]

Why don't they allow it?

Cornering speeds much higher on slicks, therefore chance of accidents are much greater.

 

[Ian_s]

Bookatrack also specifically exclude them without a cage. Its because its alot easier to roll a car on slicks after catching curbs.

 

[Mr Burns]

...They knacker your wheel bearings etc much quicker too apparently!?

 

[Fred@BTM]

^its a track car, par for the course

but unfortunatley, alot of places are demanding a cage now = gay!

 

[Whiteley]

OK for me, but where the chuff do I find some 15" slicks for decent money?!

 

[Fred@BTM]

less than £100 each new if you know the right people youth!

 

[Whiteley]

How many trackdays would I likely see out of a set? Make would they be for that money?

 

[Fred@BTM]

the problem with slicks is "if" you're in experienced with them and get a bit over keen and have a high speed spin you can flat spot all 4 (i did this a few years back at donnington) and you WILL ruin them = a few £££ down the pan

you can get a full season out of a set, ok they'll be going off majorly by the end of the season, but they'll still work

we ran ex clio cup Micheln S9B's for a long time (they'd done a race or 2 by the time we got hold of them) and we got a good 4 days out of them

 

[Naith]

just let your road tyres run down past the limit, yeh bwoyyyy!!!1!

 

[ForceIndia]

just let your road tyres run down past the limit, yeh bwoyyyy!!!1!

Flol. Would be funnier if you were joking.