First Trackday tyre dilemma.....

[Dean-J]

Going to do my first trackday at Mallory park in couple weeks, wil be using my daily bike - k4 gsxr 600.

It currently rolls on BT016 Pro's with 3 - 3.5mm tread remaining and good profile etc.

I can get Diablo supercorsa 3 race scrubs for cheap, but is it worth the effort?

I mean is one novice group trackday likely to kill a set of scrubs? or indeed my road tyres? Am i better off running the 016's, then fitting the scrubs when i get home if the 016s are dead? or should i fit the DS3's and then refit the 016s when i get back?

advice please!
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Previous: K7 GSXR 1000 K4 GSXR 600 roadbike, CBR 600 Steelie Track bike, 2005 SV1000Sz, 2004 FZ6 Streetfighter,2003 Yamaha Thundercat, 2002 SV650, 1989 Yamaha DT125R

[MarJay]

I doubt you'll kill the 016's on one novice trackday TBH. You'll make sure you have no chicken strips though.

Scrubs can be a funny thing. I'd use them if I really really needed new tyres, but they can be cooked by too many heat cycles. I'd stick with the devil you know for a while. Seems a bit strange to swap one sports tyre for another sports tyre that has been through more heat cycles... If you were running touring Avons or something I could understand but the BT016 pro is well regarded.

Stick with what you've got is my advice.
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[Dean-J]

Wicked cheers marjay
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[Blue_SV650S]

On the trackday you will be using almost exclusively those parts of the tyre you do not use on the road, so you are better off using your road tyres instead of scrubs which will be partly rogered already in the area you want to use.

Stick with the ones you have on there now, melt the sides and you get the added bonus of looking like a road hero for the rest of the tyres life on the road!
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[Red Devil]

What date are you doing Mallory? I'm doing the 9th with a mate.
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[Souleh]

BT016 pro more than up to the job mate

[Dean-J]

Im doing 9th mate
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Current: 99 Yamaha Thuundercat
Previous: K7 GSXR 1000 K4 GSXR 600 roadbike, CBR 600 Steelie Track bike, 2005 SV1000Sz, 2004 FZ6 Streetfighter,2003 Yamaha Thundercat, 2002 SV650, 1989 Yamaha DT125R

[Red Devil]

Cool, come say hello. Will be about if you need a hand with anything! I'll be on a white zx6r j model #101 and my mate is riding my blue R6 with #118 on it.

Hopefully going to be there early enough to grab a spot in the garages.
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[Dean-J]

Yeah cool will do mate. Ill be riding my blue/white k4 Gsxr 6, my uncle in law will be on a Green an black zx6r.

Look forward to meeting you bud
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Current: 99 Yamaha Thuundercat
Previous: K7 GSXR 1000 K4 GSXR 600 roadbike, CBR 600 Steelie Track bike, 2005 SV1000Sz, 2004 FZ6 Streetfighter,2003 Yamaha Thundercat, 2002 SV650, 1989 Yamaha DT125R

[Dean-J]

016's were more than up to all the abuse i could give them! still plenty road miles left too
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Current: 99 Yamaha Thuundercat
Previous: K7 GSXR 1000 K4 GSXR 600 roadbike, CBR 600 Steelie Track bike, 2005 SV1000Sz, 2004 FZ6 Streetfighter,2003 Yamaha Thundercat, 2002 SV650, 1989 Yamaha DT125R

[Red Devil]

Was a good day, glad the weather cleared up after the first session.

Few laps on board my ZX:

https://youtu.be/7VDc3PlDm8g
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[DrSnoosnoo]