Ah shit. I'm in trouble now.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

Yep. I was looking for a good deal on anything sticky, then found these for nothing.

haha- Another guy that's going the 6th is running slicks and looking for someone with a generator to run warmers. Of course, I have no idea what bike he'll run, as he wadded up his ZX6R after he got bumped to A.

That bike was in rough shape.

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by DLIT

I run Pilot Races now and also tire warmers. I turn it on between lap 1 and 2 now.

If you're running warmers you should be able to go hot into the first turn, dude.

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

If you're running warmers you should be able to go hot into the first turn, dude.

Safe than sorry. There's a reason why they do a warm-up lap before all the GP races start. Because going 100% on tires that have had warmers only is not the best idea.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by DLIT

Safe than sorry. There's a reason why they do a warm-up lap before all the GP races start. Because going 100% on tires that have had warmers only is not the best idea.

yeah, giving it a lap also lets your brain get into the game and gives you a good look through the conditions since you left the track instead of going full bore.

[DLIT]

I mostly do it to satisfy my mentals. I don't want to spend any energy worrying about my tires being too cold.

[OreoGaborio]

Originally Posted by DLIT

Safe than sorry. There's a reason why they do a warm-up lap before all the GP races start. Because going 100% on tires that have had warmers only is not the best idea.

It's more as a sighting lap... tires fresh off warmers are typically way hotter than they are after a warm-up lap as they start cooling down as soon as you take the warmers off.

I've got an I.R. temp gun... my warmers get em up to about 160+ degrees and that's hotter than when I come off the track after a race.

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

It's more as a sighting lap... tires fresh off warmers are typically way hotter than they are after a warm-up lap as they start cooling down as soon as you take the warmers off.

I've got an I.R. temp gun... my warmers get em up to about 160+ degrees and that's hotter than when I come off the track after a race.

Ideal temps for DOT race tires are around 180. And the temp drops of a tire fresh out of a warmer depend on where you're at. They only drop a certain amount of degrees a minute and it's not that much, from what I've heard. The track temps out here in Vegas are rediculous, like 130+. They'll keep your tires nice and roasty.

[OreoGaborio]

Originally Posted by DLIT

The track temps out here in Vegas are rediculous, like 130+. They'll keep your tires nice and roasty.

Well in that case I see absolutely no reason for you to be worried about cold tires going into turn 1 I mean if it's a track day, that's a different story, but if you're talking racing, I bomb into turn 1 pretty hard & have never had a turn 1 crash... and that's probably about 5 minutes after my warmers have come off.... longer if there's a re-start.
(Of course I say that as I'm packing for this weekends races )

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

Well in that case I see absolutely no reason for you to be worried about cold tires going into turn 1 I mean if it's a track day, that's a different story, but if you're talking racing, I bomb into turn 1 pretty hard & have never had a turn 1 crash... and that's probably about 5 minutes after my warmers have come off.... longer if there's a re-start.
(Of course I say that as I'm packing for this weekends races )

Yeah, just talking about track days. Racing is too expensive for. Track days satisfy my need for speed plenty. If I could afford to race I would, then I would be forced to go hot into 1. But it's a mental barrier I don't need to cross just doing track days.