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Mar 3, 2007 | 01:27 PM

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dkmura

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Originally Posted by commasense

dkmura, would you recommend the same treatment for R compounds, like Toyo RA-1s? And if so, is there some way I can mimic this procedure on the street before going to the track, since I don't have two full sets of track wheels and tires? (Or a trailer to get them to the track if I did.) Drive hard around an empty parking lot somewhere for ten minutes?

Good question! IMO it could help the ultimate longevity of an R-compound tire to follow this procedure, but that's not easy for most of us. You really need to get the tire up into it's operating temperature to make this work and that's not easy on the street! If you have access to a vacant parking lot, you could run a skidpad in both directions for five to 10 minutes, then run them straight home and either take them off, or at least jack the car up overnight to let the tire cool and stabilize.

Again- this topic was specific to slicks and IMO, the first heat cycle is absolutely critical for that particular product.