Pirelli Tire Changes

Fast4fun · April 14, 2007, 01:24:46 AM

I heard that Pirelli was changing from the supercorsa pro to diablo's this year. Does anyone have more information about where they are going with their tires this year?

Team_Serpent · April 16, 2007, 03:58:46 PM

Quote from: timsrc51 on April 14, 2007, 01:24:46 AM
I heard that Pirelli was changing from the supercorsa pro to diablo's this year. Does anyone have more information about where they are going with their tires this year?

How about a Podium sweep of the Daytona 200!

Yes the new tire is the DIABLO SUPER CORSA, I ran them at Daytona and they are AWESOME!

What do you want to know?

PJ721 · April 16, 2007, 05:31:33 PM

they are still making the SuperCorsa Pros....

http://www.pirellityre.com/web/catalog/moto/moto_catalogoDett.page?categoria=/catalog/moto/racing/racing_supersport&vehicleType=MOTO

Team_Serpent · April 16, 2007, 05:51:54 PM

Quote from: PJ721 on April 16, 2007, 05:31:33 PM
they are still making the SuperCorsa Pros....

You are correct, and they are still excellent tires and I have a few new sets I'll be running at HPT

Fast4fun · April 17, 2007, 06:45:03 PM

Are they still coded SC1 for super soft etc...?

Team_Serpent · April 18, 2007, 11:44:52 AM

Quote from: timsrc51 on April 17, 2007, 06:45:03 PM
Are they still coded SC1 for super soft etc...?

Yes, the codes are SC0 - White = Super Soft, SC1 - Blue = Soft, SC2 - Green = Medium, SC3 - Yellow = Hard

The codes are the same but each compound has been tweaked for better performance / longevity. I'm assuming they have carried the compound improvements over to the Supercorsa Pro as well but have not asked that question directly.

catman · April 18, 2007, 11:25:24 PM

yea diablos podium-only because SCOTTY 727 and Duhamel didnt finish.........

Sig · April 18, 2007, 11:41:07 PM

I'm pretty sure Pirelli considers the blue supersoft, green, soft and yellow medium.

Team_Serpent · April 19, 2007, 11:19:56 AM

Quote from: Sig on April 18, 2007, 11:41:07 PM
I'm pretty sure Pirelli considers the blue supersoft, green, soft and yellow medium.

Ok, so white (SC0) is? Super Super Soft?

There is no description to the compound codes in any of the Pirelli literature or on the website that I have seen, so I guess you can call them anything you want but I'm pretty sure my post above is correct when talking with Pirelli engineers.

Sig · April 20, 2007, 03:32:04 PM

I'd always hear a SC0 called a qualifier.

Team_Serpent · April 20, 2007, 05:58:37 PM

Quote from: Sig on April 20, 2007, 03:32:04 PM
I'd always hear a SC0 called a qualifier.

I stand corrected!

Shane from Racer Supply has indicated the following:

SC0 - White = Super Super Soft or Qualifier, SC1 - Blue = Super Soft, SC2 - Green = Soft, SC3 - Yellow = Medium

Fast4fun · April 20, 2007, 06:18:55 PM

What are the advantages of a qualifier tire? Will they last a whole weekend or are they just for a race or two?

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