Racing Tyres – Incredibly Fast And Firm

Racing tyres are exclusively aimed to fulfil the requisite of the motor racing conditions. These tyres are highly customised as per the race track surface specifications, cornering loads and track temperature. In order to make greater contact amid the tyre and the track surface, racing tyres are usually not endowed with any tread patterns. Although, the combo of no tread pattern and soft rubber compounds works wonder for the racing car by providing it enhanced grip. However, on the other hand, they have a very limited utility existence that can be as small as a single race event or at times even less than that. Besides car racing tyres, motorcycle race tyres are also presented with varied layouts.

There are various kinds of racing tyres available specializing for a particular race, which consists of Drag Racing, Auto-X, Drifting, Time Attack, Road Racing, etc., while some of the globally acclaimed include Formula 1, V8 Supercars, Indy Car, NASCAR, WRC, Moto Grand Prix or MotoGP etc.

Most of the times, racing car tyres are designed with minimum weight target in mind and hence tyres for an 800-kilometre (500 miles) race may possibly run for only 160 kilometres (100 miles) prior to a tyre change. Furthermore, the racing tyres are usually not permissible for any kind of highway usage.

Author: Ankit verma

My need for speed began at a very early age and I realised this as soon as I got my first bicycle at the age of 8. When all the other kids would break downhill I would pedal harder just to go faster and enjoy the thrill. Adding to my interest for speed, I grew engrossed in the working mechanics of two wheelers thanks to my father as he is a hydraulic mechanic and would take me along with him on his repair sessions. Eventually I became familiar with the tools and basic technical concepts of two wheelers.Super sport and sport tourers are more of my liking and the sparks to these flames were ignited the first time I experienced the maddening power of a Yamaha YZF R1. I was just 14 years old at the time and got to ride as a pillion with an older acquaintance. This one short ride influenced my every decision in terms of the bikes I want to own. As of today I’m 26 years old and a proud owner of a Yamaha Fz15 version 2.0 and a Kawasaki Ninja 650 2014 model having clocked a decent 30k Kms only while touring, waiting to clock 1000s more as riding makes me feel whole again after enduring the dismal routines of life. Read more