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Was wondering what kind of life everyone is getting from Toyos. I just ran my third event six races.still show the main tread grooves and didn't feel like the tires where loosing any grip. lap times didn't look that bad. was just wondering as I'm putting a fresh set on the car for nationals.

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When you see the cords your done.

Really, the Toyos are awesome and I have 3 year old tires on my car that have so many heat cycles on them I cant even count that high.

Oh yeah, and I won a race on them at Infineon last month so they work and keep working.

I always have an extra set on hand in case I have an issue with something but otherwise I never need to change much around.

Tony Guaglione

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I get about 4 events out of a set of shaved 4/32's tires. (3 or 4 races / weekend)

My very first set was full tread and I got 7 events out of them (about 45 heat cycles) but they started to loose their grip after the 5th event.

 

I keep my old tires for practice days and run them until they cord.

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"Toyos suck, but they suck for a very long time."

Lou Gigliotti's crew chief, when asked how to the Toyos compare to a Hoosier.

 

I still have a tire I used at NPR in 2005.

I figure I will make 12 races this season on 6 tires.

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If it weren't for two flat-spots acquired at CA Speedway, I'd still be on the set of 4 that I bought for last years nationals. The remaining 2 though will still be on the car again this year.

 

It really depends on your driving style. But they do fall off about .5 - 1 second after 5-6 weekends or so. Then they'll pretty much stay that way until they cord.

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if you want to be fastest on tires with no drop off...start with shaved to 3/32 and run for no more than 2 weekends...cycle those to practice tires...as noted Toyos DO drop off .5 second a lap or so...in CMC racing that can be 6 places on the grid!...where to you want to be? We like being on the pole.

 

THE FASTEST CAMARO IN INFINITY!

 

Richard Pryor

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If it weren't for two flat-spots acquired at CA Speedway, I'd still be on the set of 4 that I bought for last years nationals.

 

I seem to remember that very well. Turn three was it?, late brake, lock up, collision avoidance, then off to the pits

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I always scrub in new Toyos by running them early in the weekend in the first practice, then let them sit overnight if I'm going to run them in the race the next day. Even shaved*, they are not at their best until they've had a couple of heat cycles in them, so I usually don't use the new ones in a qualifying session.

 

*This is based on my experience shaving them to 4/32. I know some people are shaving them deeper than that (2 to 3/32) and they may react differently at that depth.

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