What did you do to your Polo today?

[kaanage]

How did you chunk rears on a FWD? I notice your rear anti-roll bar is set to max so was it getting really sideways under brakes?

My fronts looked like that after my 1st track day.

You have a spare set of rims so semi-slicks are the way to go.

[hazrd]

i had a few sideways moments under braking so thats probably why. my fronts faired up alright, a few small chunks out here and there but still roadworthy funnily enough

will look into a set of semis from tirerack soon enough

[Stuwey]

I did one day at Mallala with those same Dunlops. No such degredation, no 'chunking' or any abnormal wear. Slow down, drive smooth, and remember slow in, fast out.

There's no reason you should be destroying a set of tyres.

More seat time, less push!

[hazrd]

it was my first time, so i was prepared for a little carnage

[kaanage]

I did one day at Mallala with those same Dunlops. No such degredation, no 'chunking' or any abnormal wear. Slow down, drive smooth, and remember slow in, fast out.

There's no reason you should be destroying a set of tyres.

More seat time, less push!

Mallala doesn't have the long corner linked sequences like the old portion of Winton so the tyres don't heat up as much and get more time to cool before they're loaded up again.

I'd try easing the setting on the rear anti-roll bar next time, hazrd. You're probably getting the inside rear almost off the deck in early to mid-corner phase of the turns which is what's beating up the rears.

[seangti]

Mine has similar tyre wear/rubber build up on the back as it does the front. If the car is balanced, it should be reasonably even wear and you've balanced the car through the corners and not over working the fronts. I have measured the tyre pressure after the sessions to find much the same increase in temp front to rear, left front slighty more than right front given the right hand nature of the track (QR), but rears being the same.

I've also found that as you do more track days, you do learn to be more gentle on your tyres while doing better laps times. Your braking and steering will get smoother, resulting in less heat. You'll also get a better feel as to when your road tyres are about to turn to jelly, so a slow lap to maintain temps will improve longevity and lap times.

[hazrd]

Cool, thanks for the heads up
I did have a mate checking the pressures and also the temps with one of those laser gun thingos and they seemed to stay pretty even which i was happy about (give or take a degree).

[kaanage]

will look into a set of semis from tirerack soon enough

If you do, can you find out how much 2 sets of these would add to shipping?
Tire Rack Seasonal Tire Tote w/Logo

I've also found that as you do more track days, you do learn to be more gentle on your tyres while doing better laps times. Your braking and steering will get smoother, resulting in less heat. You'll also get a better feel as to when your road tyres are about to turn to jelly, so a slow lap to maintain temps will improve longevity and lap times.

The key for beginners is to start off not even worrying about braking and to concentrate on the best corner entry point and speed that allows for the fastest exit to "open up the corner". Then as the day goes on they can work on braking points while maintaining the same turn in and exit as when goingin slower. As well as helping with consistent improvement, it prevents the tyres from being hammered by sudden, inappropriate loadings (once you're going fast enough, the loadings WILL be sudden but by that stage, you'd have a good feel for the tyres and vehicle capabilities/limits).

Of course, getting someone to take it slow on their 1st track day can be problematic

[GoLfMan]

might be keen for a set of semi's as well, depending on how much they are!

[Buller_Scott]

what did i do to my polo today?

it's been a very very very long time coming, but i believe i finally finished it

[Bflat]

what did i do to my polo today?

it's been a very very very long time coming, but i believe i finally finished it

I don't believe any of this.

[kaanage]

I hope "finished" doesn't equate to "totaled"

[Scruffy]

Made a date with the tune doctor for tomorrow afternoon

[Buller_Scott]

I don't believe any of this.

lol. cross my heart! put the rear sway on minimum, sorted my (cold) tyre pressures (was disliking the understeer on my new front tyres, but pressure increase changed that ), set the sway bar to minimum, etc etc...

only "upgrade" from now on will be a bigger turbo when the stocky goes boom (simply because a bigger turbo would be cheaper than getting a stocky to replace it.... it doesnt make isht all sense to me, but i'll play along).

i like the way it handles now, it's predictable, i've managed to dial out much of the understeer i had on the last polo cruise that gavs organised... compared to what it was on that cruise, the little one is noticeably different. a "spirited" couple of laps of yarra bend confirmed it, so for now (AND I MEAN THIS!!!), im happy to just go back to only having to care about normal wear and tear / maintenance costs

I hope "finished" doesn't equate to "totaled"

lol no! im being a very good boy of late - only one speeding ticket in like 2 years (87km/h in the 80 zone, speeding up to 100 just after the mullum mullum tunnel, outbound)

[hazrd]

I don't believe any of this.

+1

a car is never finished Scotty, you of all people should know this there will always be one thing that you will want to change sooner or later

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Stockies painted in a dark grey/gunmetal? Looks nice. Might try something similar!

anthracite with a gold fleck to be exact