How to manage your Kart Tyres

Kart Class

Tire management is something drivers don’t always think about, but it plays a big role in the results. Now a lot is determined by how hard or how soft the compound of tire that you're driving on. It also has a lot to do with the track surface itself, so whether it's abrasive or it's a smooth surface and the temperature of the day does have a bit to play with how tires are going to wear.
The first thing we're going to try and look at with tire management is that drivers need to understand they can't push a hundred percent on soft compound tires throughout the whole race meeting. Sometimes you might be doing qualifying, four heats, and a final, it might add up to 60 to 75 laps of racing and when you've got a soft compound tire and you start to overdrive it, they overheat.
That's when you start to see tires starting to grain. Now it's very hard for a tire to grain and then, all of a sudden, start to look clean again. So, it's at that point where you want to almost push hard in qualifying to get your ultimate lap time in, and then if you've got the opportunity to in the heat races, maybe bring it back like 10% of your driving so you don't drive qualifying laps in all your heat races. Then in the final, you've got a little bit up your sleeve because you've got more tread than your other competitors do.
We focus on tire management and driving consistent laps in our Champions Program that is targeted to drivers looking to win state and national level events.
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