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Track days tyres guide

Take your track performance to the next level with our top track tyres and track days tips.

Before the track days
During the track days
After the track days
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All starts with choosing the right track days tyres!

Whether you use the track occasionally or intensively, discover the MICHELIN range of tyres for the track

TO IMPROVE THE LIFESPAN OF YOUR TYRES, KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON...

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    To get the best from your tyres, consider rotating them

    • Depending track rotation direction

    • Between two track days or in the mid-day of track day

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    Check the general status of your tyres

    • Good wear aspect of the tread pattern, especially shoulders

    • Remaining tread depths > 1.6mm

    • No damage on the tyres

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    Warm tyres

    • Never decrease the inflation pressures below standard inflation recommended pressures for road use by the car manufacturer

    Cold tyres

    • Start with the tyre pressure recommended by the car manufacturer

HOW TO MANAGE TRACK DAYS TYRE PRESSURE?

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    Start of track day or after a long break

    • Always begin with the car manufacturer recommended pressure.*

    *Remember to adjust tyre pressure according to the number of passengers in the car.

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    Prepare your tyre

    • 2 laps with a gentle flow, then take the next 3 laps «pushing» a little more.

    • As the tyre warms, the air inside expands leading to increased pressure in the tyre

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    Adjust pressure of hot tyre

    • Dry track: come back to inflation pressures recommended by the car manufacturer

    • Wet track: no change of pressure (could be higher than car manufacturer recommendation)

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    After a few laps

    • Small adjustments are possible, depending on various aspects and car balance.

    • If there is more than one hour between 2 runs, start again from step 1
       

AFTER YOUR TRACK DAYS BEFORE LEAVING THE TRACK, TO BE READY FOR THE ROAD AGAIN, DON'T FORGET TO...

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    Check the tyres wear aspect, tread depths
    (at least 1.6mm) and ensure there is no damage

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    Reset to car manufacturer pressure recommendations
    (cold tyre)

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    Ensure you return any modifications
    made for track usage to their road-biased setting

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    Switch on any electronic car safety
    and assistance systems,
    and reset the TPMS*

* TPMS: Tyre Pressure Monitoring System

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