This is my first track experience so prolly won't be overly hard on the tires. This is a "half day" and prolly a max track driving time of 2 hrs (4 session @ 25 min)
I have AP2 w/ OEM BS RE050 with wear bars showing on the rears, so prolly 1 or 2 tenths max tread left. Assuming conditions will be during the midday, dry, and 85 degrees F. Can these rears survive the entire half day? Or should I go out there w/ brand new non-broken in tires which is prolly worse right? I also don't want to sit out half of the track day cause I've corded the rears.

thanks in advance

 

[QUOTE=juice04,Apr 26 2006, 03:23 PM] This is my first track experience so prolly won't be overly hard on the tires.

 

it's will actually be from 12 noon til about 6 or 7pm. That includes all introductions, classroom, etc. There will be 32 cars max, so will be plenty of track time. I hope the rears will hold up as well as the hour drive home.

 

if the wear bars are showing
i would say no

tires get shredded up pretty easily
for me i know i could tear that up so the cords show in 1 track day

here is a pic of my s03's after about 3 sessions of 20 mins each. lotsa long fast sweepers

 

[QUOTE=juice04,Apr 26 2006, 04:23 PM]Assuming conditions will be during the midday, dry, and 85 degrees F.

 

They will probably hold up better than if they were new. They will suck but they aren't going to blow up or anything, not from that anyway.

 

Typo, wear bars showing, so 1 to 2/32" (not tenths).

I've got more detail about the sessions, the first two sessions will be following a pace car at spirited speeds, and may only be for 15 min each. The last two sessions will be 25 minutes.

 

A better question to ask is will they let me run if your tires have the wear bars showing?

 

i was just thinking that.

 

That should be fine at wear bar but the grip might not be so good since the tire has been heatcycle over and over again on the from street use. But I guess it doesn't really matter as street tires aren't that grippy anyway.

I use to do a few Time Trial event (3-4 years ago but not in the S2000) and since the class I was in does not allow R-Compound. I use to run on brand new shaved Azenis and I would shaved them down to like 1 to 2/32" and I would typically get 1-2 days out of it at the track.