R55 Who races their Clubman?... On a track of course!
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Who races their Clubman?... On a track of course!
I'm thinking about maybe getting into auto cross and was wondering how many clubbies go to the races! Also I've got a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports coming for the car. I'm sure these tires are more than adequate for what I need. I'm hoping a couple times a year to the track doesn't take too much life off the tires. Bone stock car minus a very airodynamic antenna and a really nice iPhone mount.
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When you say to the "track" do you mean to the auto-x or to an actual road course?
The life of the tires will vary greatly depending on how hard you drive it and how fast you are. With a camber challenged softly sprung car like the clubbie you could easily go through a set of tires in 3-4 track days (at a road course). You'll wear out the outer edges of the tire well before the rest of the tire. Auto-x is a little easier on the tires but the same thing will happen. If you're going to be doing it a lot it's totally worth a set of IE fixed camber plates or something to get some negative front camber so you don't eat up the outside edges of your tires.
The life of the tires will vary greatly depending on how hard you drive it and how fast you are. With a camber challenged softly sprung car like the clubbie you could easily go through a set of tires in 3-4 track days (at a road course). You'll wear out the outer edges of the tire well before the rest of the tire. Auto-x is a little easier on the tires but the same thing will happen. If you're going to be doing it a lot it's totally worth a set of IE fixed camber plates or something to get some negative front camber so you don't eat up the outside edges of your tires.
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