Track day tyre pressures
Discussion
MADMAX2 said:
woooooooooooooo there! let some air out 
24psi all round max
no wonder you said it was like bambi on ice those tyres were bouncing on the rims way too much
Right, that makes a lot more bloody sense now...morning session was a bit of a waste of time dancing around on comedy tyres, then it p*ssed it down in the afternoon, which was additional fun...!24psi all round max
no wonder you said it was like bambi on ice those tyres were bouncing on the rims way too much
Thanks for this guys, will have another crack at a sensible pressure.
Rossco2010 said:
MADMAX2 said:
woooooooooooooo there! let some air out
24psi all round max
no wonder you said it was like bambi on ice those tyres were bouncing on the rims way too much
Right, that makes a lot more bloody sense now...morning session was a bit of a waste of time dancing around on comedy tyres, then it p*ssed it down in the afternoon, which was additional fun...!24psi all round max
no wonder you said it was like bambi on ice those tyres were bouncing on the rims way too much
Thanks for this guys, will have another crack at a sensible pressure.
can imagine you driving it and the t
t who told you pissing himselfOn a serious note the guy who told you to pump your tyres to 51 psi should never work there again! His advice could have caused many safety handling problems even going off the track through no fault of your own!! Glad you got home and flagged this up!! You knew your car and limits and no harm came to you and the car
MADMAX2 said:
On a serious note the guy who told you to pump your tyres to 51 psi should never work there again! His advice could have caused many safety handling problems even going off the track through no fault of your own!! Glad you got home and flagged this up!! You knew your car and limits and no
harm came to you and the car
I agree, but this is a very well known provider and this is their standard written advice specifically referencing TVRs...harm came to you and the car
sgrimshaw said:
Do you have a link, if they have it in writing then you can't fall foul of the PH Naming and Shaming policy.
I'm very tempted, but don't want to be accused of taking pot shots at people; however if you book one of days and the advice is as follows - IGNORE IT!"Please note that as your vehicle will be cornering at speed, you may need to inflate your tyres more than you would normally. Vehicles such as the Lotus Elise, Caterham etc are usually ok as they are lightweight and designed for high speed cornering, but cars such as Subaru Imprezas, Porsches, Madzas, TVRs etc are recommended to inflate their tyres to the maximum stated on the tyre itself to protect the side wall of the tyre."
Rossco2010 said:
I'm very tempted, but don't want to be accused of taking pot shots at people; however if you book one of days and the advice is as follows - IGNORE IT!
"Please note that as your vehicle will be cornering at speed, you may need to inflate your tyres more than you would normally. Vehicles such as the Lotus Elise, Caterham etc are usually ok as they are lightweight and designed for high speed cornering, but cars such as Subaru Imprezas, Porsches, Madzas, TVRs etc are recommended to inflate their tyres to the maximum stated on the tyre itself to protect the side wall of the tyre."
For anyone that is interested as to which company is giving this advice, simply search for the part of that statement above using Google UK"Please note that as your vehicle will be cornering at speed, you may need to inflate your tyres more than you would normally. Vehicles such as the Lotus Elise, Caterham etc are usually ok as they are lightweight and designed for high speed cornering, but cars such as Subaru Imprezas, Porsches, Madzas, TVRs etc are recommended to inflate their tyres to the maximum stated on the tyre itself to protect the side wall of the tyre."
i.e. "Please note that as your vehicle will be cornering at speed".
First hit.
they clearly want to test you and your CAR at its LIMITS
one to avoid - even ignorant me knows that's rotten advice
ETA - for future reference, a reputable organiser is http://www.motorsport-events.co.uk
If their locations are inconvenient, I bet Ed Moore/Natasha will be able to advise you of another reputable organiser more local to you
one to avoid - even ignorant me knows that's rotten advice
ETA - for future reference, a reputable organiser is http://www.motorsport-events.co.uk
If their locations are inconvenient, I bet Ed Moore/Natasha will be able to advise you of another reputable organiser more local to you
Edited by Jammy Dodger on Wednesday 7th September 06:56
That seems an extremely odd bit of written advice to give.
I would have thought that it would be bloody dangerous as it would change the dynamic of the car to something the owner is not used to at the exact time and place when the owner will be pushing it.
However, are their any logical reasons for this advice? Is there something different about the circuit or is the day you are paying for about different objectives?
It seems so off the wall that maybe I'm missing something important from this scenario?
I would have thought that it would be bloody dangerous as it would change the dynamic of the car to something the owner is not used to at the exact time and place when the owner will be pushing it.
However, are their any logical reasons for this advice? Is there something different about the circuit or is the day you are paying for about different objectives?
It seems so off the wall that maybe I'm missing something important from this scenario?
It seems common practise to raise tyre pressures on some modern tyres that have softer sidewalls, ie; Toyo T1R's, but we are only talking a couple of psi and that's for the road!
When I first started doing T/D's, I was wrongly advised to raise the pressure by about 5psi, that was bad enough giving very lively handling!
After experimenting with pressures a few psi either way on triple 8's, I have found 22/24 a good starting point and have even lowered by a couple of psi on cold days.
When I first started doing T/D's, I was wrongly advised to raise the pressure by about 5psi, that was bad enough giving very lively handling!
After experimenting with pressures a few psi either way on triple 8's, I have found 22/24 a good starting point and have even lowered by a couple of psi on cold days.
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