Originally Posted By: Solo2driver
No. Most racing tires only need to be heat cycled initially once or twice before they get in their sweet spot, and then every cycle after that performance degrades. Street tires do not require this action and have much harder compounds anyway. They'll heat cycle themselves out over a few years and get rock hard on their own, why would you want to help them out with that? haha.
In my experience, heat-cycling tires before you race on them does not prolong life, only gets them to their sweet spot quicker.
-James
11 year SCCA racer and former National Champion.
AGREED!
But what about a 'DOT' type, semi-race compound, 100 treadwear tire like the Toyo 888, or Nitto NT-01 that someone wants to use on the street, in the spring/summer?? (I am NOT talking about the full race DOT stuff like the Hoosier A/R6es, Kumho V710s, etc.)
Would you, or would you not heat cycle those before street use?