Re: [NSVC] Track day prep

On Sun, 5 Mar 2006, Rogue Shoten wrote:

> Keep an eye on your tires.  When tires are brand new, they're a little more
> slippery; this is from the mold release compound that's used in their
> production.  So if you have a good idea where your tire's limits normally
> are, consider that until they're worn in a bit the ones you have currently
> won't quite be that grippy yet.  I don't know how long it takes on
> motorcycles, but on cars it usually takes a few hundred miles of normal
> driving to scrub them in.

Except on the track, where it takes two laps, if that.  I've had brand
new tires on the track several times and never had any problems at
all, they're scrubbed in by the second lap.

        -Will

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