Is 55 too cold for grip with sport/street tires?

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  1. Justin White

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    I am heading to Barber this weekend where trackday temps are expected to be around 55. I have some rather new Pirelli Diablo Rosso III tires but will the track and tires provide enough grip? I guess purchasing some tire warmers would help but enough?
     
  2. R/T Performance

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    55 should be no issue for a street tire.
    Just go easy on the out lap. when straight up and down hard accel and deccel flexs the tire and helps it build heat
     
  3. Eric_Cell

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    What Rob said. Also no need for tire warmers on a street tire. They’ll be up to temp by the end of the first lap.
     
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    Thanks for the replies. I am feeling more at ease with this information and the fact that now the projected forcast is sunny 65 degrees with little chance of r**n. :)
     
  5. mastermindtrev

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    What an amazing weekend...... track was as perfect as perfect gets..........
     
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