Need help with tires,

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 02-05-2019, 11:24 AM

so we have 2 track events coming up this month, and i need help with tires that can Handel the cold temps we get out here this time of the year, any help is appreciated, and this is for a ZL1 1LE

Sooner Cole · 02-05-2019, 11:32 AM

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so we have 2 track events coming up this month, and i need help with tires that can Handel the cold temps we get out here this time of the year, any help is appreciated, and this is for a ZL1 1LE

How cold are we talking?

URBAN LEGEND · 02-05-2019, 12:01 PM

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How cold are we talking?

Lol. Reminds me of R Kelly. When he was asked if he liked teenage girls. He answered “how old are we talking about.”

2010REDSS · 02-05-2019, 12:09 PM

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so we have 2 track events coming up this month, and i need help with tires that can Handel the cold temps we get out here this time of the year, any help is appreciated, and this is for a ZL1 1LE

What size you need, Ofer?

Just kidding....I burned most of these up last season and the Pirellis no worky in the cold....

Are you thinking more of a DOT based tire??

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 02-05-2019, 01:30 PM

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What size you need, Ofer?

Just kidding....I burned most of these up last season and the Pirellis no worky in the cold....

Are you thinking more of a DOT based tire??

Dam i need to come to your house, LOL was hopping Pirellis will like the cold better then the tire that come on the ZL1 1LE, looking for some thing that will hold the road when cold, any ideas in 19" .

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 02-05-2019, 01:31 PM

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How cold are we talking?

50 to 60 degrees it warms up later in the day but by then 1/2 the day is shot.

kropscamaro16 · 02-05-2019, 01:33 PM

michelin ps4s work well in the cold but not super cold lol also good in rain

Ryephile · 02-05-2019, 01:53 PM

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50 to 60 degrees it warms up later in the day but by then 1/2 the day is shot.

No problem as long as it's dry. They'll just take a bit longer to get up to temp. I found their happy zone is 160-190°F.

Rodan · 02-05-2019, 02:05 PM

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No problem as long as it's dry. They'll just take a bit longer to get up to temp.

This.

Just be careful in the early sessions. I've gone out on track with temps in the 40s at Firebird (now Wildhorse) in the morning sessions, and temps will probably be similar at any of the Phoenix area tracks.

It'll be sketchy until things start to warm up.

Which events are you attending? We'll be at Wildhorse West in two weeks with ProAuto.

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 02-05-2019, 02:24 PM

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This.

Just be careful in the early sessions. I've gone out on track with temps in the 40s at Firebird (now Wildhorse) in the morning sessions, and temps will probably be similar at any of the Phoenix area tracks.

It'll be sketchy until things start to warm up.

Which events are you attending? We'll be at Wildhorse West in two weeks with ProAuto.

I know i was looking for tire that will worm up faster, did this in November on stock tires but it was not fun at all end of the second run tires finally wormed up so you can drive them.

Sooner Cole · 02-05-2019, 05:29 PM

Michelin PS4S will work reasonably well for tracking in cool temps. It is not a "track" tire per se, but it is used by a lot of people at the track and is OEM on a lot of supercars. It builds tire pressure faster than the GY's, so keep an eye on pressures. It also doesn't take long to heat up and be sticky like the GY's.

ZL1 1LE · 02-05-2019, 08:30 PM

Ofer, another to consider is the Bridgestone S007A.

RUQWIKR · 02-05-2019, 08:34 PM

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50 to 60 degrees it warms up later in the day but by then 1/2 the day is shot.

I ran G3R's at 40F air and 46F track. Took 3 laps to not be sideways all the time on 3.1-mile track. By about lap 5 or 6, they were close to normal, but, never warmed up quite enough to be all out. I still would not wanted to be on my MPSS's. I would have put my G3's on the car if colder than what I ran in. My son ran G3's the day before in similar conditions. They got decent a lap or two earlier.

s.hammer · 02-05-2019, 08:54 PM

The trofeos from the Z/28 warm up quicker than the 3Rs but they are outrageously expensive right now.

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2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	Need help with tires, so we have 2 track events coming up this month, and i need help with tires that can Handel the cold temps we get out here this time of the year, any help is appreciated, and this is for a ZL1 1LE

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kropscamaro16 Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 909 Posts: 9,817	michelin ps4s work well in the cold but not super cold lol also good in rain __________________ 16 1SS NIGHTFALL GRAY METALLIC WITH NPP #BECAUSERACECAR #SAVETHEMANUALS

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Sooner Cole Drives: 2019 ZL1-1LE A10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 512	Michelin PS4S will work reasonably well for tracking in cool temps. It is not a "track" tire per se, but it is used by a lot of people at the track and is OEM on a lot of supercars. It builds tire pressure faster than the GY's, so keep an eye on pressures. It also doesn't take long to heat up and be sticky like the GY's. __________________ 19 ZL1-1LE A10

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ZL1 1LE @zle_blackwing Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: S OC Posts: 1,390	Ofer, another to consider is the Bridgestone S007A. __________________ 2018 ZL1 1LE - Red Hot, Nav, PDR

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s.hammer Drives: 2015 Z/28 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 245	The trofeos from the Z/28 warm up quicker than the 3Rs but they are outrageously expensive right now.

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