Tack Reacher
Member
Hey, as there seems to be a fair few racers and track day riders here I just though I would ask who's running what in what race series......I used to be a race tyre techniciain for race teams and even got to work at two rounds of the WSBK but haven't had much experience with Pirelli, michelin, continental or bridgestone tyres...or in america...... tires...as in....I have used them on race tracks and I know what they do but don't know much about their carcass design or blends from their tyre engineers etc etc
anyway...most people running the supersport championships here in Australia are running pirelli...as is obviously...the world supersport 300 championship....I ran the SC! front and rear on a CBR300R with a 110/70 front and a 150/60 rear (the 140 rear is only available in sc2) some have tried the new dunlop alpha 14's but they have been about 2 secs slower than the pirelli...some have tried the bridgestone R11's but they come in only a medium compound and are also about 2 to 3 seconds slower, others have run the continentals and found that they are very soft and work great at some tracks but overheat and tear badly at others...
The funny thing is that there is a national dunlop series and all the front runners ran pirelli's...but you only got points if you ran dunlops...lol
Obviously, what works well where you are depends on heat ranges and the macro/micro structure of your race track and the layout...for example phillip island here has many high load long duration corners which really heat the tyres to huge temperatures whereas another track with the same asphalt pebble mix as philip island doesn't create anywhere near the heat due to its layout....even though the ambient/track temps are higher also...
So...what's everyone running and how do they go in competition??
thanks
anyway...most people running the supersport championships here in Australia are running pirelli...as is obviously...the world supersport 300 championship....I ran the SC! front and rear on a CBR300R with a 110/70 front and a 150/60 rear (the 140 rear is only available in sc2) some have tried the new dunlop alpha 14's but they have been about 2 secs slower than the pirelli...some have tried the bridgestone R11's but they come in only a medium compound and are also about 2 to 3 seconds slower, others have run the continentals and found that they are very soft and work great at some tracks but overheat and tear badly at others...
The funny thing is that there is a national dunlop series and all the front runners ran pirelli's...but you only got points if you ran dunlops...lol
Obviously, what works well where you are depends on heat ranges and the macro/micro structure of your race track and the layout...for example phillip island here has many high load long duration corners which really heat the tyres to huge temperatures whereas another track with the same asphalt pebble mix as philip island doesn't create anywhere near the heat due to its layout....even though the ambient/track temps are higher also...
So...what's everyone running and how do they go in competition??
thanks