 Autocross tire pressures, Going to my first autocross on Saturday |
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| ken914 |
 May 19 2005, 01:33 PM
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Whole lot 'O 914/6  Group: Members Posts: 157 Joined: 15-November 04 From: Mount Pleasant, SC Member No.: 3,122  |
I am going to run my 914/6 in my first autocross this saturday. Everyone in racing seems obsessed with tire pressures. I have no idea where I should set them or if they should be set hot or cold.
Can anyone please explain the pressure obsession to me so that I can be equally neurotic. Thanks! |
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| SirAndy |
May 19 2005, 06:09 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,257 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) just to show you how much tires can differ, my street tires that i ran for all of the 2003 season (Nangkang Tires, 225 x 50 x 15 on 7" rims) ran by far the best with 22lbs cold !!! anything more than that and they would start losing grip under hard cornering once they got warmed up! they had their best grip when cold! which meant my first run was usually the best (tire wise) which sucks because it doesn't give you time to learn the course ... anyways, point is, the right tire pressure depends very much on brand/size/rimsize/driving style etc. ... and i agree, your first time out, you'll have a ton of other stuff to worry about! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving.gif) Andy |
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ken914 Autocross tire pressures May 19 2005, 01:33 PM
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