I would hop on an interstate about 2 weeks before the first event, drive
70 to 80 about 50 miles, then return home, stick the tires away until
you are ready to use them. This is the poor man's heat cylce. I also
just got my first Kumhos. Understand that they like hight pressure. I
plan to start at 40 and go from there. Good luck.
John
Mr53CSP@aol.com wrote:
>
> Recently bought a set of my very first race tires for the upcoming season so
> i can dethrone some of the typical top ten guys in my region (i'm the fastest
> with street tires). I ordered some Kumho Victoracer V700s 205/50zr15 that
> will be mounted on 15x7 BBS rims. I got them from tirerack.com and opted to
> save myself the $60 to have them heatcycled.
>
> Question is: How does one properly heat cycle a set of tires before an event?
>
> Can i just drive them around on the street somewhat aggressively for 10 mins
> and jack the car up on blocks for a day and call them broken in? I will be
> driving the vehicle to the event with the rims and tires bolted to the car
> (about a 5-10mile trip at 45mph speeds, city driving)...
>
> Is there anything i should know about these tires? air pressure? don't run
> over bumps? etc?
>
> These will be fitted to a CSP-prepped '90 Honda CRX HF/SI.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> -Kam
> 53 CSP
> "Straights are for fast cars. Turns are for fast drivers."
> '89 CRX Si
> '90 CRX HF/SI
> 2K Maxima 5Spd
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John Galligan
galligan@gulftel.com
SCCA-Gulf Coast Region
2000 ESP Class Champion
Cavalier Z24
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