cOOL  I SUBMITTED A VOTE FOR YES.

sry bout the caps.  

And i havent raced yet, but im planning on several weekend this year in the MW region.  After much consideration i decided that i would almost need them.  I usually take 2 laps before ill try to push my max corner speed ( read that MY MAX CORNER SPEED) before i feel comfortable.  1 lap is proable good , some say 1/2 lap but i just dont feel comfortable untill 2 laps.   so in a 8 lap race, 1/4 of the race i would be going really slow, so it made sense to me to get warmers.  Any thing that make me more comfortable must be good right ??

Tire warmers rule.  I bought mine before my first race... I wasn't taking any chances.

Lemme tell ya... the very first time you try them out, and hit T1 on the first lap at full speed.. it's definitely a "stomach-in-throat" experience, as you force yourself to trust the warmers  :)

...it's a cool rush  ;D

DOT tire technology has changed quite a bit in the years that I have raced.  

Tire warmers are NECESSARY for those who race.  The current production technology in the construction and compound is like that of a full race tire.  So, the tire needs heat to work correctly.

Now some unheated tires cold shread.  How about tires that don't warm up until the second race lap?  It really is a safety issue.  Unfortunately, it makes the whole racing process more expensive, but the greater margin of error that one has with so much better traction allows a rider to get away with a bit more on the track.

As far as the expensive part goes for warmers...I'm gonna refer to the words I was offered when I first came on here looking for help.  It's a rule I've chosen (to the best of my budget's ability) to live by so far in racing.  Which is cheaper, a set of tire warmers...or bodywork, clipons, rear-sets, frame straightening, and medical bills?  Get the message?  Buy some warmers!  I'm a new racer and I absolutely go WFO into turn 1 and they stick like glue thanks to my warmers.  What a tremendous advantage in a sprint race!  I can't wait to start from the front row in May!!!

must

  Heres one for ya. Did you know they even make "shock-warmers" Motard11 ;)

Yes

Quote Heres one for ya. Did you know they even make "shock-warmers" Motard11 ;)

But I thought that I read that the shock-warmers were not much of an advantage to use.

Dawn - Confused again!   ???

QuoteBut I thought that I read that the shock-warmers were not much of an advantage to use.

Dawn - Confused again!   ???

I use one.  I can tell the difference.

QuoteI use one.  I can tell the difference.

You'll have to mentor me one of these weekends.

Dawn   ;)

You're signed up for class, so you're already in... ;D

Listening to all the Tire warmer talk...
I am really starting to rethink Not having them...
Unfortanately I don't have the cash for warmers and a Gen.
So I anyone want to rent me Warmers with the option to buy?  ???