Trackday with my Tuscan

[T5AMX]

Going to take my Tuscan on a trackday this year.
I have done trackdays before but with my previous TVR (chimp) but never my Tuscan.

My question is this...

I have the original wheels with good tyres on sitting in my garage as my Tuscan is on anthresite spiders, I know tyres take a pounding so would i be better off putting the originals on or will this reduce the performance?

Any advise greatly recieved

Thanks
Sam

[da_murphster]

assuming you mean you had 16 inch spiders originally and now have 18 inch spiders?

Unless your 'normal' wheels/tyres are going to be a big improvement on the track (lighter etc) its an ideal time to get your moneys worth out of older tyres - then possibly consider getting track specific tyres put on older wheels....

Prolly what I'm going to do...unless someone offers me a decent amount for my old spiders...

[Tuska]

Depending on whether or not you are trying to set new world lap records then i wouldn't have thought it would make much difference which set of tyres you have on. Clearly the tyres will suffer a lot of wear on a track day so i would be tempted to put the old tyres back on. Also, of course, if you have an 'off' or kerb her, you wont mind so much with the old wheels.

The thing that really makes a difference with track days is having adjustable suspension. I have Nitrons fitted on mine and the car felt truly planted last time i was at Snetterton.

HTH.

[Shnozz]

what trackdays do you tuscan boys and girls do that are liberal enough with noise limits?

[T5AMX]

Thanks you guys I will be putting my other wheels and tyres on then.
Good advise!!

Thanks

Sam

[davido140]

Shnozz said:

what trackdays do you tuscan boys and girls do that are liberal enough with noise limits?

Im off to Brands Hatch novice afternoon on the 9th of next month (with newly fitted nitrons!! yay)

its 105db, which is as loud as youll find anywhere else.

Come along!

[Tussie]

Just convince the operators to check the dynamic rather than static noise level and you should be ok. Also never have the noise checked on an engine that isn't warm and hasn't been revved. You can just about make the 98db barrier with a nod-wink from the measuring crew!

[Tussie]

Just convince the operators to check the dynamic rather than static noise level and you should be ok. Also never have the noise checked on an engine that isn't warm and hasn't been revved. You can just about make the 98db barrier with a nod-wink from the measuring crew!

[ehasler]

Shnozz said:

what trackdays do you tuscan boys and girls do that are liberal enough with noise limits?

I've never had problems doing trackdays at Bedford (with the standard cans fitted).

[Tuska]

No problem at Snetterton last year. No static tests were carried out, but a Caterham did fail a drive by test carried out on the pit wall.
Mind you, it was very noisy.......

[Paul V]

The good thing with the standard Tuscan is with standard cans on you can pretty much get onto any track, and to swap the cans takes less than 5 minutes.

[rralston]

I think the lowest is Bedford at 95db and they generally go up to 105db at some tracks.

Standard cans on mine originally meant 98db - so I got a set of ACT ones to take it down to 93db.

It's now been de-catted so with the track cans on it (just) passes at Bedford.

Saying that though with Carbon Cans on now it runns at 107-108bd..... Mmmmm noise