Can someone please tell me if these RE-11s are still good for HPDE on a dry track? I was going to have a local tire shop dispose of them last fall, but an employee said they were still good for track use. These have 6 or 7 track days on them and maybe 3,000 street miles. There are some spots on the outer edges that seem almost flat, but there are no cords visible. Can I go until cords are visible?

 

Well they work? Yes


Will they have grip? I think not

 

A few laps, yep.
In the wet - err

 

While I'm no RE-11 expert, those tires look done. With the cost of track time, would you really want to go out on those old bones? How old are they? Have you read the production code on the sidewall?

 

I would get 2 or 3 more events out of them. Sure they will be 2 seconds slower than a fresh set, but there are times you are not pushing for best time.

Rain event, probably not

 

The tires were manufactured in the 41st week of 2013, and I started using them in spring 2014.

Thank you everyone for the replies. My last tires (Ventus V12) were pitted/losing chunks far before they were balding, so I had no idea how to tell when these Re-11s were done. It sounds like they won't blowout, which was my main concern, but they won't grip good either. I'll probably get new ones before spring time.

 

At least there's no concern over the rubber aging out. And depending on the circuit, they probably won't blowout, but that also depends on side loading (banked turns) forces. In any case, congrats on making a good decision!