More durable/affordable tire option?

[RichardP]

What is the tread depth of the test tire as it sits on the shelf and would they be faster if shaved?

Definitely one of the advantages of the current RR is no shaving. Shaving adds cost and significantly reduces the places available to purchase. I think a rule that tire shaving isn't allowed would be fine. We already have rules that are hard to police (including using tire treatment on the current tires). In order to cheat the no shaving rule, you would have to buy shaved tires and then run them hard for a while at an event where there aren't any other competitors to see what you are doing. If the tire grip doesn't degrade with use, this would likely be a big hassle and a waste of time.

Of course, the big disadvantage of the current RRs is that they don't work as rain tires. You need an extra set of wheels with a special set of tires (that are probably going to dry rot before you get to use them) to be competitive when the skies open up. The difference between the haves and have-nots is huge in a downpour. You also have the game of guessing what the best tire is when conditions are changing.

I was looking at 255s, the price difference to the 275 is substantial. I think for the first test we should all be on the same size tire.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...15KP&tab=Sizes

- Josh

255s sound good to me. $600 every two events vs. $1100 every event would be a serious game changer in overall racing costs. Also, your rain tires would just be the next set of fresh tires that you were going to buy and use anyway.


Richard P.

[mach1]

No one has purchased yet, correct? We should totally do 255s, I’m pumped for 2 sets for the price of 1 and last 2-3 times longer.

[RichardP]

No one has purchased yet, correct? We should totally do 255s, I’m pumped for 2 sets for the price of 1 and last 2-3 times longer.

I don't believe anyone has purchased yet but we are rapidly approaching where it's time to shit or get off the pot.

We currently have Dan, Josh, Tyler, and Records. I haven't ever had rain tires before and want some to run DEs. Now that I have a couple sets of extra wheels, I'm in for a set to use as rains. I'll let josh run them for a race.

Josh is planning on running these tires as much as possible at the Driver's Edge event the weekend before. Maybe Records too??? Josh would start the weekend on used tires and compete against stickers. On Sunday morning, Josh would swap to my stickers for qual and the first race. Going from three day old to stickers on the current RRs would make an obvious difference against the rest of the field. Will it with these tires? Josh would then swap back for the 4th race for a back to back comparison.

More driver's on these tires would be better. More people swapping between old and new of this tire would be best. I think we can learn a lot from what we are currently planning.


Richard P.