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Old 04-03-2017, 02:32 AM   #53
glamcem

 
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Second (first real) track day with Trofeo R tires 2017-3-31 Ridge Motorsports Park

I finally had a chance to try the new wheels/tires combo at the track. The morning sessions were disaster due to inexperienced flaggers and red flags for every little incident. After the lunch break I could finally do a couple sessions with almost no traffic.

Trofeo R tires felt really good but it took longer to heat them up compared to OEM, RE71R and NT01 tires that I previously had a chance to try in similar conditions (~50 degrees). Once they did reach the temps though, it easily passed the ideal 34-35 psi hot temps and I saw the tire temps reached to 36-37 psi pretty quickly. After adjusting the tire temps (starting with 27 psi front and 26 psi cold temps in the rear) they felt a bit more stable at 34-35 psi after a few laps.



Next to a friend and his C6 Grand Sport



I noticed a very slight rubbing on the rear driver side tire. It most likely happened because the rears now stick out about 18mm and when I ran over the bump at the corkscrew the compression should have caused that. Since it's very light I think adding a -.1 or .2 camber in the rear will help curing the issue.


wear on the tires after the first event doesn't seem too bad, it's slightly more on the outer edges as expected with that amount of camber



and a video from the event,
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