maybe not the best on a really rainy day, but lots of street wear left, it will look better when nit wears a bit more. NV

 

Thanks! I'll continue to check how it wears. Otherwise this is bound to become an expensive habit, lol!

 

Sir,

This is what toast looks like.

That tire is a tire. Definitely not toast.

 

I wouldn't trust those in the rain but enjoy a few burnouts and irresponsible driving during the summer before replacing them. When you get smart buy a set of slicks for the race track and use all season 40k treadwear tires for the street lol

 

those are fine... the 4s will start chunking off the shoulder soon if you track it more, so beware.

 

Keep running em. Get your moneys worth

 

No, but keep your tire pressure correct and keep watching it.

 

i'm curious how u manage to do that to front right on LRP.
LRP is left heavy track with only 1 left hander on turn 3.
i'm pretty sure ur instructor have warned u but only thing u need to be cautious is
making sure ur wheel is straight going uphill after noname straight
and not taking foot off on last turn with downhill or u can kiss barrier.

 

i'm curious how u manage to do that to front right on LRP.
LRP is left heavy track with only 1 left hander on turn 3.
i'm pretty sure ur instructor have warned u but only thing u need to be cautious is
making sure ur wheel is straight going uphill after noname straight
and not taking foot off on last turn with downhill or u can kiss barrier.

I know! That's kinda why I called it out that it was front right! Front left and rears definitely got a workout but nothing noteworthy like this.

This was my third time doing lime rock. I got slightly sideways on the left hander which required me to make a correction once but outside of that one time nothing else I can think of.

This event was by far the best instruction that I've gotten to date and overall just a very different experience going with the drivers club rather than a typical session based HPDE.

I will admit though I got humbled by a spec mx-5. Turned out the driver had previously won 24 hours of Daytona. I passed him once but man he had my number in the corners..

 

It’s fine. You just picked up track rubber and will work it’s way off eventually.

 

Thanks! Its definitely on there good but seems like a reasonable explanation

 

What are your front camber values?

 

Should be -1.3 on both fronts. I have the GMS Caster / Camber kit so I can make adjustments if needed.

 

not even remotely close to toast....you want toast look at the thread that @BostonDMD posted from he track day at LRP.
Those tires got shredded, IIRC car was flat bedded out

 

Haha! I was actually there when it happened. Pretty wild!

So I have 1 more track day planned this year in September (Club Motorsports Park). I'll see how it continues to wear and hopefully I can run them one more time.

 

Tire is fine you might have a little tire balance shake for awhile till it wears down the little build up you collected. You are good for dry and wet

 

Thanks, I did actually notice a little shake this weekend! I was looking to see if all my wheel weights were still there. Appreciate you calling that out

 

Have it shaved to even the tread

 

Don't worry..... You barely got the tires heated up..... you got plenty of thread...... Enjoy!

 

Way to make every day count Dottore!

 

They heat up because of tread squirm which is caused by too much tread. I used to race in a spec class that required street tires. We'd take brand new Yokohama 008s (some guys ran BFGs) and we'd have them shaved down to less tread than you have on that tire. It was worth a 1/2 to a second a lap so you have no issue with that tire. Less tread gives you a more stable feel. It's just getting good. I'd race on those in anything but a downpour or lots of standing water.

 

You definitely got some wear left. It took some years off of their life probably, but hey you had a fun day at the track!

 

More importantly @chaiguy, where are the videos?

 

I know! I'm slacking, this is the best I got from that day. I'm working on getting a gopro setup for my next event in September.

(the number decal was purely for fun for my boys)

 

That is normal ware. Looks like you drove ‘em well. Just remember to check hot pressures and adjust as necessary to keep them in the high 30 psi range. Chalk the sidewalls as well, to see how much you’re rolling over. If you’re rolling the sidewalls and have the correct pressure, get a track focused alignment (ie, more negative camber) or upgrade the suspension if necessary. Otherwise, you’ll chew through tires like there’s no tomorrow (ask me how I know 😅).