question about racing in the rain

[roadracer162]

I agree with you there Greg. I was very surprised at how warm the tires are coming off the track in a full wet race.

Mark

[skipper08]

provided the track is always wet (to the point of spray flying up) the tires could be used for many races..potentially 5-6?? The tires wear only a little bit if run on fully wet tracks.

i was spinning so bad in turn 2, 5, 13 that i kill my rear in 2 races =(

all i say is put the tires, coast throught the turn, dont be afraid to use your brakes but dont trail brake to hard and make sure you put your balls of steel before you get on the bike.
it has worked for me, so i will keep on doing it the same way =D

but gregs and robby post are very true.

[Gixxerblade]

Listen to Melkman, he knows what he is talking about. #2 guy, not a put down, the real deal. I personally do not run warmers with rains. I pay attention to my pressures though. A little higher than what you are used to running. Get with the tire guy of your choice but usually you are looking at street pressures for rains as they do not get as hot as DOT's or slicks and you want the sipes to stay open to push out the rain.

[cbr600_mj]

Thanks for all the info!

Looking forward to next season!

[funsizeracing]

So  you think my 4 year old rains aren't as good anymore?

[benprobst]

So  you think my 4 year old rains aren't as good anymore?

Hell Yeah! I won like 5 or 6 races in my first year on a metzler rear rain tire that Matt has destroyed at drying Daytona like 3 years prior. The thing was shagged, but it just kept on hooking up for me 4 years later, not to mention it was a 180 on 4.5 inch wheel. Wish i could find another metzler like that!