street tires at the track - any tips?

Hi there sweet engine you have there, here are a few things to think about:

* Your street tires will be just fine, no need for a burnout, heating up street tires isn't a good thing.

* If you feel the need to burn with your street tires, one small one is fine to clean them off when you get to the track.

* In general don't do high RPM neutral drops, or 1st gear hammering to 2nd burnouts if you have an automatic. Always start in selected 2nd or D, so it shifts out of 1st early.
It is killer on the overrunning sprag in the back of the transmission, especially when the tires are spinning free, and then they suddenly grip. KA-BOOM!


As far as PSI in the tire, experimentation comes into play for the best combination. Here are a few ideas to get the party started:


* Take it to a empty parking lot with a full tire and deflate 5-10 PSI at a time and lay into it, repeat, see what you come up with.

* 20PSI comes to mind as a balance between too full and too flat.

* I've found that, the best traction comes when the contact patch of the tire is the widest, and deflated to the point right before it starts to cup up in the middle.



Hope this helps,

Stay safe and have fun! :burnout: