Track day tyre wear

[Wile E. Coyote]

Really basic one but the word "tyre" seems to kick the search engine into overdrive.

Can anyone comment on how much the life a typical track day will remove from a set of 888s or 048s?  (I.e. should I expect to get 2, 3 or more days out of them before they cease to be road legal)

Realise there are a lot of variables, so just looking for general thoughts.

Thanks in advance!

[Tom Frankland (T3OMF)]

rough estimate 10 trackdays before there not road legal.......  on Medium compound

But really depends on the way you drive!!!

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

rough estimate 10 trackdays before there not road legal.......  on Medium compound

But really depends on the way you drive!!!

b****y hell you must be driving like a granny    or not spending much time on track  

I would have thought maybe 3-4 track days if yer lucky

[Wile E. Coyote]

Thanks guys, I can live with either of those estimates (but would be astonished if I got 10)!  Just trying to work out my expected cost per trackday, and doesn't seem too bad (compared to what some of the heavier cars burn through).

[tkm_dave]

Got some medium (hardest they do) 205 wide Toyo 888 on the back of my Zetec Westie and they are borderline road legal now after almost 3,000 road miles (plus whatever the previous owner did on them, at a guess 500 miles) and 6 trackdays at various circuits!

Fronts are medium 888 again (185s) and have lost roughly 0.5mm per trackday.

[Tom Frankland (T3OMF)]

rough estimate 10 trackdays before there not road legal.......  on Medium compound

But really depends on the way you drive!!!

b****y hell you must be driving like a granny    or not spending much time on track  

I would have thought maybe 3-4 track days if yer lucky

Think you've either got Supper Soft tyres or/and a heavy right foot Cleggy or your tracking is well out          

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

defo mediums Tom but the other two - well yes maybe      

[markcoopers]

I know we were trying to slide and hoon around on the airfield, but I did a set of rears in 1 day.

Previous years have seen then only last 2-3 track days in truth. Geo is good, driver in this case is not so, but then it did used to spend a good proportion of time on a track.

[Wile E. Coyote]

Thanks for all the further comments chaps.  First day out is now booked at Oulton in a few weeks time.

[Mid life crisis]

I think it depends on what type of track days you intend doing.  There is a big difference in track surface between a racing circuit and airfields, the latter being much more abrasive. I did a new set of R888 after two hot weather track days at Elvington (cooked them) to the point of not being road legal. A race track will probably be much kinder to your tyres depending on ambient temperature and how hard you drive.

[rocket_rabbit]

I certainly reckon on >6 track days if you look after them - come in when they are starting to overheat.

I know blyton isn't typical Airfield, but that was VERY kind to the tyres