up4speed
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Long Island
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
I am currently running the PS4S on street and track. I really liked them on the track, but not totally happy with the way they were wearing. I know that a big part of my issue is that the car can use more camber, but I am going to leave it stock for now. I drive it very fast on the track, but I'm generally a very smooth driver. I have about 6 track days on them, and the tire has an amazing amount of tread left, but the edges are wearing very quickly. I even run a little more pressure than I would like (38-40 hot), so I can preserve the edges a little better. On the last track day I did (New York Safety Track, a hard track on tires) the front right tire started to lose pieces off of the edge of the tread (in one small spot, see photo). I actually went out one more time, since it was the last session of the day and the damage was minimal, however, I drove VERY conservatively, and I also cut the 20 minute session a little short. After returning to the pits, I discovered that the same tire lost a lot more rubber off of the edge again! If it wasn't for the chunking, I feel like I could have easily done 2 or 3 more track days on that set of tires. Does anyone know why that happened? I was thinking that possibly the tires were heat cycled out. What do you guys think? If that was the case, do you think it's better to go with the Cup 2's? Will they handle heat better? If so, maybe they will actually last longer, since I'm more concerned that they can handle high heat and abuse rather than high street mileage. I considered buying the Hankook RS4's since they get very positive reviews for the way that I need them to perform, but nobody has them available at this time.
Thanks for any advice. I'm looking to make the move in the next day or two so I don't lose any track days coming up.
Thanks for any advice. I'm looking to make the move in the next day or two so I don't lose any track days coming up.