Comer Cadet Tyres life? how long do they last?

[Spice52]

Hello

Does anyone have any views on how many laps / races /test that the Dunlop Comer Cadet Tyres last before they are dead?

We are having problems and cannot get a balance the tyres are pretty old but measure spot on with a durometer.

How many laps are they good for?

Thanks lots


Spice

[tator2001uk]

HI if you mean slicks, take the top layer off them with a heat gun, just make sure if racing that you have not got warm tyres when on the grid.

Some of my drivers have used slicks that have gone past the wear indicators and been as fast as drivers on new. Depends on the whole kart set up, if only practising keep the rubber fresh by taking older rubber off with a heat gun. Use them till they meet the indicators unless you are wearing one side not the other.

If you are only practising etc, try going to a meeting or looking on the adverts on the karting.co.uk website for 1 meeting old slicks you pay £10-£20 and can use them for a fair few laps

[knighty]

very interesting......I am just completing the rebuild of a cadet kart for my 5.5 year old son, the kart has aparrently been in a shed for 2 years.......tyres are SL3's......will the tyres be rotten, or could I apply the paint gun trick......I have seen the paint gun trick used in the BTCC and it certainly makes the tyres heat up a great deal quicker......I must say the tyres dont look to bad, but I dont have a durometer......if I did have a durometer what hardness should they be???

[karting]

personally i wouldn't use 2-3year old slicks, not even for a practise day, just because of the fact they could of cracked.

Go to a club meeting which races your kids class and off pennies for there tyres which there gonna throw away

[Rennen]

We raced in Cadet 60cc Comer when the tyres were introduced in 1990, and raced using them for 2 seasons.

Basically the slicks gave 'too much' grip and sapped too much power from the motor. So the harder, more worn out they are the better!

I say this as someone who ran Cadet Karts for several drivers over 4 years before and after the Dunlop tyre was introduced. Whilst we lacked the engine 'preperation' of the fastest competitors that won the Championship titles, we were always a front runner in the Super One series winning several very low single digit number plates.

[knighty]

Rennen - do you remember what sort of toe settings and tyre pressures you were using for the dunlop comer cadet tyres???......upon my sons first run at tilbury (hes only 5 years old) I tend to agree with what you say, the tyres were super sticky, I was running 14psi both front and rear and the front toe was seat at 1mm toe-in per rim.......he was just tootling around at 20mph (I restricted the speed) and I was quite surprised to see the tyres were literally melting, admittedley it was a very sunny and warm day (circa 25-28DegC).....anyway some pointers on front toe and tyre pressures would be appreciated????

[tator2001uk]

14 to low
if no lead on kart to make msa weight try 18-22psi all round