ART Sunday 11 Jan - Tyre question

[The End]

Thinking of going to the ART day at Hampton Downs this Sunday however I'm a tad unsure on how much tread my front tyre has left.

Looking at the picture below, do you think I have enough tread left to take part in the track day? I don't want to pay, show up and be told there's not enough tread left :violin::brick:

http://i.imgur.com/wOtsUb6.jpg

[spanner spinner]

Go get a new tyre, I use to marshal for track days and would not let you on the track with this tyre. Tyres wear at a accelerated rate on a track day and the less tread on the tyre the hotter it gets the faster it wears. Put some thing sticky on it will make the day a lot more enjoyable.

[The End]

Go get a new tyre, I use to marshal for track days and would not let you on the track with this tyre. Tyres wear at a accelerated rate on a track day and the less tread on the tyre the hotter it gets the faster it wears. Put some thing sticky on it will make the day a lot more enjoyable.

I got out something to measure it with and have 1.8-2.1mm of tread left in the shallowest points. Still worth replacing?

[BigAl]

If tyre is up to wof level they can't reject you for that, as I've always been lead to believe.

[haydes55]

Tread is above wear indicators, they won't deny you, but after a couple goes, that could be a problem.

Guessing you have insurance cover for the day? What do you think their stance will be if you bin it later in the day?

[Kiwi Graham]

Replace it;

You want to gain the best experience from the day, you're not going to do that on a well worn tyre.

[nzspokes]

Replace it;

You want to gain the best experience from the day, you're not going to do that on a well worn tyre.

He is off getting it done this morning I believe.

[nodrog]

seriously what the fuck? can I have it?

[Katman]

I thought the whole idea of a track day is spending the majority of time using the sides of the tyres.

[nzspokes]

seriously what the fuck? can I have it?

Sure, just pop round to the junk pile of the tyre shop and knock yourself out.

[nodrog]

I thought the whole idea of a track day is spending the majority of time using the sides of the tyres.

apparently not.


Sure, just pop round to the junk pile of the tyre shop and knock yourself out.

fuck you aucklanders must have too much money if you throw out perfectly good tyres.

[nzspokes]

apparently not.



fuck you aucklanders must have too much money if you throw out perfectly good tyres.

KiwiGraham who actually knows what he is talking about has already responded.

[ttnz]

Sure its got warrentable tread but its squared off and feel like you are falling into the corners amd quite possiblly you will fall into a corner. Go get a new one and you will enjoy the day so much more and learn to ride a proper tyre and looking at the wear of your old one you do alot of motorway commuting and the new one will be scrubbed in on the sides from the track day

[nodrog]

yeah I wouldn't know.

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Replaced the front one this morning thanks to the lads at Drury Tyres. Took it for a blat this afternoon out to Awhitu and its looking nicely scrubbed in ready for tomorrow.