[DAVID GAGNARD]

Leadfoot;

When buying racing tires (road race tires) I saw they advertised tires and then "heat cycled tires". Asked the same question????

They told me that heat cycling (run about 5 to 10 hard laps and take them off the car and set them up for 48 hours before using again) heats them up and by letting them cool down and sit for 48 hours you actually change the molecular structure of the tire some,sorta like putting them back in the mold and re-heating them,this I'm told by the tire people makes the tire a little "harder" thereby making them last a little longer.... Also, by making the tire a little harder you may lose some "grip",they say it is negligable,but most guys running open track that I know do heat cycle new tires....

I do also, at 150 bucks apeice,I want them to last as long as possible and right now that's only about 10 to 12 track sessions per set.....

David