Go Back   PCA GT2, GT3 and Cup Car SIG Forums > GT2/GT3/Cup Car Register Discussions > AutoX, DE and Racing Discussions
Register Forums FAQs Search

AutoX, DE and Racing Discussions All discussions related autoxing, DE, amateur and professional racing activities

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-09-2011, 01:35 PM
FTS's Avatar
FTS FTS is offline
SIG Advocate
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Germantown, MD
Posts: 967
Downloads: 12
Uploads: 7
Garage
Default Tire Manufacturer Support During Races

I am wondering the type of support Michelin, Yokohama and others provide to participants of GT3 Challenge and similar series.

I see their presence in races with their trucks, mounting/balancing, etc. What kind of information to they provide? Do they give technical information to help with the setup of the car beyond just optimum operating temperatures? Slip angles, max lateral load numbers, side wall spring rates, etc.? Or they just sell and do mounting and balancing?

Thank you,
__________________
Fatih Selekler
997.2 GT3
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03-09-2011, 11:15 PM
mooty's Avatar
mooty mooty is offline
Vice Advocate
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 115
Downloads: 0
Uploads: 0
Garage
Default Re: Tire Manufacturer Support During Races

for local racing in SoCal, POC and NASA work together with yokohama with free tires to winners. that's one form of support.

as far as technical help to the club racers, not much officially. but you can always bug the trucks, vendors for info and guidance to alignment and pressure.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03-09-2011, 11:31 PM
FTS's Avatar
FTS FTS is offline
SIG Advocate
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Germantown, MD
Posts: 967
Downloads: 12
Uploads: 7
Garage
Default Re: Tire Manufacturer Support During Races

I think that if a manufacturer provided more technical information that really helps me with my car setup and driving, I'd be inclined to use their tires even for DEs. For example, if I knew how much lateral force a particular set of tires would generate in a GT3, its spring rate effect, force distribution across the slip angles, I believe that would give me significant advantage.

Would you change tires if such information was available to you, of course provided that tires are free and contingencies don't matter?

I am assuming that in series in which spec tires are used, manufacturers are providing such information, but I may be wrong.
__________________
Fatih Selekler
997.2 GT3
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:31 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.
©2010-2018, Porsche Club of America. This site is owned & operated by the Porsche Club of America, and is not affiliated in any way with Porsche AG or Porsche Cars North America.