Take-off’s

If your track runs a spec tire you should set your karts up with that as any other tire will give you less than useful information  (you are recording set-ups and lap times, right)?

Go to the teams that have the biggest trailers and see if they have any used tires they’ll sell you. Alternatively check eBay or whatever outlet you can to find used tires of the right size, make, and compound.

You can buy new tires that are spec at your track but they will be the same as take-off’s after a few sessions.

Cheers,

John

I would just stock up on the free (or next to free) used tires that the rich guys are tossing away.  If you buy new ones, they’ll be the same within a day anyway.

I have to agree on the take off route. If and when you feel like it’s time to race you can look into a new set.

Our local track has garbage cans just for used tires. If you don’t mind a little work you can usually find some really good practice tires.

Just get Bridgestone “YLC” compound tires. Run them at 12 PSI.

http://www.cometkartsales.com/store/tires/bridgest.htm

Gif

Try some MG ‘IR’ tires.
http://www.magnaracing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=567

They’re the ‘MG Blues’ as some would call them.  They do fairly well with four-strokes because they’re really hard compound and last long which is good for your budget.  We ran our LO206 on them all season and they could probably go next season too!  They’re the equivalent of the Bridgestone YDS tires and are spec tires here at Norway (CHMS) for our LO206 class.  FAIR WARNING THEY ARE REALLY HARD TIRES AND YOU’RE NOT GOING TO SET LAP RECORD TIMES!

Run them at or around 18 PSI and you should be good to go.

If you don’t feel like using the MG blues then go for the spec tire you run at your local track/series.