Street tires won't be the same after you track them.

[YamahaR6]

(Characteristically)

Truth or False?

[MC]

false

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by MC

false

Though I will qualify with: it depends on how much track (I would think you could wear tires out completely in short order at the track). I happen to have precisely this experience this week, as I drove my Z at COTA last weekend. My Z is my DD and had never seen track previously. My Nitto Invos aren't any different other than maybe being about 2/32 less tread than before the track. Having been through more than one pair of these same tires, I can affirm that their performance has not been altered from what I would expect for their current tread depth. I should have gotten an alignment prior to the track, but I didn't (so it's been 3-4 months since my last one). I went ahead and got one on Wednesday and found everything to be fine except for my rear toe. The front was also barely within tolerance. No issues whatsoever (except that I need an oil cooler if I want to do any sort of sustained track event )

[enkei2k]

[nepali]

Originally Posted by YamahaR6

(Characteristically)

Truth or False?

They will be drag slicks!

[Bking]

lol you just lose tread faster than street driving, if you know what you are doing.

[Red__Zed]

It depends.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

It depends.

That's for the fast guys. Blistering a tire.

[YamahaR6]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

It depends.

Losing chunks of tires will definitely effects the characteristic of the tires on the street.

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by YamahaR6

Losing chunks of tires will definitely effects the characteristic of the tires on the street.

Only slightly :|



Chunking is a risk pushing many street tires hard, particularly if they've got a good bit of tread.

[chrischhorn]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Chunking is a risk pushing many street tires hard, particularly if they've got a good bit of tread.

This. There's a reason a lot of the Extreme performance tires come with 4-7/32nds worth of tread instead of 10+ like a lot of normal street tires.

[Waiz]

All depends on how you drive during your track time

[fonzo179]

False (for me).

I think it truly depends though. Track condition, road hazards and driving skill all come into play. Spend a lot of time on the curb/shoulder/edge and your gonna chew up the outsides, causing a different feel back on the regular road. After I took 1 run on the track in South Carolina however, my tires (characteristically) were the same.

[YamahaR6]

Some say that once the tire compound been through track sessions, the tire compound changes resulting less grip on street.

Yay? Nay?

[ChrisSlicks]

Originally Posted by YamahaR6

Some say that once the tire compound been through track sessions, the tire compound changes resulting less grip on street.

Yay? Nay?

True for racing tires since they use softer compounds they "heat cycle" out in 5 to 50 heat cycles depending on the tire.

Not true for street compound tires even the sticky ones in my experience.