Thread: Tire WARNING!

So I am not positive where this belongs but I think it should be a sticky:

Again this weekend I got a confirmation of my golden rule for tires on track days:

If you are questioning whether your tires are good for one more session they are NOT. In my experience 100% of people that I saw questioning their tires crashed in that one session (sadly this weekend was my neighbor in the pits and I did not see him questioning so I could not persuade him to stop). So trying to get that one more session out of a tire they caused damage to the bike that in some cases exceeded tires AND still needed tires Not to mention personal risk (thankfully I have not seen injuries from this)

A little math that you can plug your number into if you want:

Assume tires are $300 a set and last 4 days at 7 sessions.
300 / (4 * 7) = $10.71 per session
Assume a $205 day with 7 sessions
205 / 7 = $29.28 per session

Or approximately $40 you are trying to save

So if you question your tires this year CHANGE them or sit out. It makes sense financially and more importantly your hide.

Sunday I ran a set of 208gpa's that were questionable of sorts. Previous cold tearing evidence and almost to the wear bars. Done 3 good sessions with them as well as several sessions in the wet. Had a couple of slides with the rear and was able to recognize that the tires were telling me something and backed off. It is really the riders ability to listen to what the bike is telling you and use your best judgment.