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Sick_Nukes
Aug 10, 2004
How do you feel on the subject of using race take offs for street or trackdays?

I recently mounted a pair of used Michelin Pilot Race's I got off of ebay for the street the seem good enough. Would a noob be able to use them on the track without any worries? Are track day providers likely to shoot them down in tech? Otherwise as long as you can do the mount and balance yourself seems like it's a good way to get quality tires on the cheap.

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Sick_Nukes
Aug 10, 2004

Simkin posted:

That's pretty much all that I ever ran (with the exception of the last set, that was sold to me for a song by my sponsor :v: ). They will vary in quality - some of the ones that I picked up I probably shouldn't have even bothered wasting the energy to bring back to my garage, but for ~$25 a tyre, it's hard to say no. I failed on the whole 'mount it yerself' bit, though, which really ended up compounding costs.

Oh, also, make drat sure what compound you're getting. DO NOT BUY QUALIFYING COMPOUND TAKE-OFFS. Most manufacturers will have some little code letting you know what hardness the tyre compound is, and it usually ranges from 0 (softest) -> 3 (hardest). 2 or 3 is usually perfect for track days and longer races.

Thanks for the advice guys I will be sure to watch for the compound when buying them.

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