Originally Posted by ILoveBpower
So if were talking about Washington where temps are 65 degrees, would it be worse for the tire if it were to overheat and then cool down much further than the 100-130 degrees in texas. Would this be a more dramatic shock for the tire and therefor sacrafice even more traction?
I'd actually expect to see the tires 'grip' last longer or a few more cycles maybe. My thinking is your tire heat cylce temperatures wouldn't be as high as what we see. I don't know the 'critical' temperature at which the rubber's chemical properties change.
If you get a tire pyrometer you can read tire temps after leaving the course, the surface temps, record it in a small notebook, and keep track of the number of heat cycles your tires experience. Then you can tell us
