[N Camarolina]

Originally Posted by Msquared

Guys, unless I'm missing something, the OP is on SC3s, not 3Rs.

A good point. When I asked about best technique to warm the tires as quickly as possible on a cold day at the track, I was indeed asking about SC3s

[Christian1LE]

Originally Posted by N Camarolina

A good point. When I asked about best technique to warm the tires as quickly as possible on a cold day at the track, I was indeed asking about SC3s

Get your brakes up to temperature, that will help transfer heat to the tires. Not much you can do but build as much energy into the tire. I just drive the first 4 corners carefully then start building speed from there. I can already start driving pretty aggressive by the 2nd lap but the grip won't be there yet and it will be a slower lap.

[L78toLT1]

Originally Posted by Silveradoss573

I went through this about 2 years ago and had no issues. Although not quite as cold, we left at 5am with temperature around 30*. I picked a route that kept the speed up to keep as much heat in the tires for the 1+ hour trip to the track. Also ran a space heater in the garage the night before to get as much heat in the tires as possible. My garage usually sits around 70* year-round to begin with. When we opened the door that morning to leave, it was around 78* so we had a good starting point. My car has the Goodyear Eagle Supercar G:2's btw so obviously not quite as soft as yours but still concerning as I never drive the car in those low temps. Still had to be very cautious and gentle with throttle but not as bad as I was expecting. 👍

My tire pressure was at 34psi when I pulled out of the 70 degree garage into the 25 degree temps. It was 5am, so obviously no radiant heat to warm up the road surface. The pressure dropped to 33 for the first couple of miles, but came back up to 34 after a few minutes of sustained ~70mph highway driving. I lowered the starting pressure at the track to 30psi vs my usual 28psi starting pressure. The pressure increased to 32 - 33 after a full session on track, so I probably could have started off slightly higher.