redazz

planning on a track day soon ,probably 6- 15 min. sessions. will hoosier r6's last all day?

thanks
John

John Shiels

yes no problem if you have the right alignment. Running them hard I would get 9-12 20 minute sessions.

StreetSpeed

Man. You gotta have a lot of cash lying around to burn up $1400 worth of tires over what amounts to 2-3 track days. Are you racing for money and glory (or free tires) or just doing an HPDE?

MarkDFW

Save money and buy scrubs from GT Racing Tires. About $100/tire and still lots of rubber left. Way cheaper than buying new tires unless you have money to burn.

redazz

I should have mentioned in o.p. r6's are not new ,but a fairly fresh set of scrubs. thanks to all who replied

John

MarkDFW

Depending how you drive I hear you can get 25 heat cycles from a new set until they are corded. You should have enough for the weekend.

db2xpert

Generally 30 cycles or so and still rubber left.
They are losing grip at that point.

John Shiels

Stopped due to business sucking car is sitting couple of years. If I am not running 10/10ths I would never bother going. No fun to not be on the edge. May go out this year few times if car gets back together. Really hard to do few times a year for me. I guess it's like crack to me from what I hear about crack. I run them till they cord. There is not much rubber on them unfortunately. Lucky I don't have big power motor.LOL

SouthernSon

Be sure to heat cycle them and let them sit for a few days before romping on them. When tracking them, don't 'push' too much (exceed slip angle) and don't torque the rear end loose in the turn. In short, try to be smooth and consistent and they will last a loooonnnggg time. Or, you can destroy any tire with abuse in one afternoon. Seriously, it all depends.

Bills Z06