Tire throwing rubber on the track
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Tire throwing rubber on the track
I'm running Yokohama ES100s. The rears are pretty new, and the fronts are of unknown age. So I was on doing a track day this weekend at infineon and half way through one of the sessions my tires started throwing rubber left and right on hard corners. Does this mean the ES100 just can't take the abuse or is this pretty normal for tires on the track? I didn't experience this at all at previous track days, though maybe I wasn't pushing as hard, or the track was cooler. Any insight would be appreciated!
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Mr. Links
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Are you sure the rubber was from your tire and not just pick-up from the track?
The ES100's are not a track tire. They barely pass for a street tire. I'm not picking on ya, I run them on the street myself. I would look for something a little more robust for your next set of tires if you are doing dual duty (street and track).
The ES100's are not a track tire. They barely pass for a street tire. I'm not picking on ya, I run them on the street myself. I would look for something a little more robust for your next set of tires if you are doing dual duty (street and track).
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Looks ahead!
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I'm not a track day expert, but I've seen cars destroy much better tires than that on the track. If you have done multiple events on them, you probably just heat cycled them far past where they were ever meant to go and they gave up. Personally, ES100s aren't even very good street tires.
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Yea it was definitely from my tires. When I got off the track I checked it. The tire was all hot and melty. My friend behind me was telling me how I kept throwing rubber at his car lol. Yea I wasn't sure if it was my tire giving up, or just normal, but i guess they did give up.
Yea they're kinda so-so for street. My car follows road grooves like there's no tomorrow. I had hoped that they'd be alright on the track, but i guess not. Looks like a set of RE-11 or AD08 are in my future.
Yea they're kinda so-so for street. My car follows road grooves like there's no tomorrow. I had hoped that they'd be alright on the track, but i guess not. Looks like a set of RE-11 or AD08 are in my future.
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Yea it was definitely from my tires. When I got off the track I checked it. The tire was all hot and melty. My friend behind me was telling me how I kept throwing rubber at his car lol. Yea I wasn't sure if it was my tire giving up, or just normal, but i guess they did give up.
Yea they're kinda so-so for street. My car follows road grooves like there's no tomorrow. I had hoped that they'd be alright on the track, but i guess not. Looks like a set of RE-11 or AD08 are in my future.
Yea they're kinda so-so for street. My car follows road grooves like there's no tomorrow. I had hoped that they'd be alright on the track, but i guess not. Looks like a set of RE-11 or AD08 are in my future.
Dave
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Once you get some new tires, get a good alignment. I've been to many alignment shops that give you a print out showing correct specs but is really slightly off b/c their equipment isn't properly calibrated. If you are going to be doing track days, invest in a good alignment from a competent shop. I recommend Custom Alignment in Mountain View. Expensive but you get what you pay for.
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David
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Yep, I agree completely. There's a good alignment shop near me that not only keeps their machine in calibration, they'll align it *exactly* to your specs. The stock alignment tolerances are sorta loose, and most alignment shops will set to the stock range. It takes more time ($$) to bump everything in as precisely as possible.
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Disco Biscuit
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lol, Talk about cheap I've got a set of Wanli tires on my car. I took them to a shop to get them installed the guy (redneck guy) mounting them saw a little china sticker on them, and he was like haha look these are from China. I immediately, without missing a beat, said, "The car was made in Japan, what's your point?". He stopped laughing then.
Seriously, if you are going to be driving hard and fast like that for extended periods of time, get a set of tires with a higher speed rating.
We have a set of Michelin's on the rx8, and they are rated for 180+ mph. They were expensive ($200.00/each), but they ride nice and are not showing much treadware.
Seriously, if you are going to be driving hard and fast like that for extended periods of time, get a set of tires with a higher speed rating.
We have a set of Michelin's on the rx8, and they are rated for 180+ mph. They were expensive ($200.00/each), but they ride nice and are not showing much treadware.
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lol, Talk about cheap I've got a set of Wanli tires on my car. I took them to a shop to get them installed the guy (redneck guy) mounting them saw a little china sticker on them, and he was like haha look these are from China. I immediately, without missing a beat, said, "The car was made in Japan, what's your point?". He stopped laughing then.
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Looks ahead!
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And cmon people, tires are the one thing that connects your car to the road, and the single biggest component of all aspects of performance. Cheap tires hurt your cornering ability, and even more importantly, your braking (and consequently your ability to avoid an accident). There are a few things in life that you shouldn't cheap out on, and tires really should be one of them. You need not go out and buy PS2s for your Camry, but do you really trust your life to some random off brand tire? /rant
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Speed rating =! overall grip or durability. Speed rating is related to the construction of the tire and nothing else.
And cmon people, tires are the one thing that connects your car to the road, and the single biggest component of all aspects of performance. Cheap tires hurt your cornering ability, and even more importantly, your braking (and consequently your ability to avoid an accident). There are a few things in life that you shouldn't cheap out on, and tires really should be one of them. You need not go out and buy PS2s for your Camry, but do you really trust your life to some random off brand tire? /rant
And cmon people, tires are the one thing that connects your car to the road, and the single biggest component of all aspects of performance. Cheap tires hurt your cornering ability, and even more importantly, your braking (and consequently your ability to avoid an accident). There are a few things in life that you shouldn't cheap out on, and tires really should be one of them. You need not go out and buy PS2s for your Camry, but do you really trust your life to some random off brand tire? /rant
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