Tire choice for GMB

[yzernie]

Ok all of you Texas (and others who have been there) folks...I'm going to have to trust you on this one. I asked someone a while back but as I grow older my memory is as short as ever.

What is the proper tire choice for the GMB track...intermediate??...soft??...hard??

[Big Maico 393]

Ernie:


Vintage Dave & I used to run ether a Dunlop 756 or a Michelin S12 both which are soft tires. but I've switched to Dunlop 952.

Splendora's dirt is mostly sand & clay mix which will get packed downed, so I would say a intermediate would work well.

[Macho393]

super hard with 32 pounds of pressure per tire.....you are in the over 40 class ..right?

[char393]

I think you'll want to run a slick, E.

[DsBabyDoll]

Originally Posted by yzernie

Ok all of you Texas (and others who have been there) folks...I'm going to have to trust you on this one. I asked someone a while back but as I grow older my memory is as short as ever.

What is the proper tire choice for the GMB track...intermediate??...soft??...hard??

Ernie...since I have been there and observed as a spectator, I would strongly suggest the black tires with the little knobby thingys on them. They appear to work best.

[wFo250]

Macho, I thought you would say SOFT!! and fluffy

[Dirtbikindad393]

Originally Posted by DsBabyDoll

Ernie...since I have been there and observed as a spectator, I would strongly suggest the black tires with the little knobby thingys on them. They appear to work best.

[DRGSin393]

People, this just aint right! funny as heck, but just aint right!

[MotoMan]

Intermidate tires hook up like crazy at splendora. In the past I ran M-12's and had a hard time keeping the front end on the ground coming up to the step up.

This year I have switched to a starcross wich so far I love...it's comin with me.

[Keetoman393]

Originally Posted by DsBabyDoll

Ernie...since I have been there and observed as a spectator, I would strongly suggest the black tires with the little knobby thingys on them. They appear to work best.

I'm glad I didn't have any food or drink in my mouth! That was great!

[Florida 393]

Ernie,
I agree with Howard on the 756 Dunlops. I used them at the planning meeting ride. Previously I used the 739G /FAJ that came stock. The 756 worked everywhere for me.

Bill

[char393]

Oh fine...ya'll gotta be serious don't ya?

I'm running Pirelli mt-32's and I think they're a pretty good tire for Splendora. If the track gets any blue groove to it, they can be a little slickery, but I think they're a good all-around tire.

And that's a newb's opinion.

[DPW]

Int to hard...at least last year it was.


Dunlop 952 is what I will be running. A 756 would be good, but it will be history by the end of the weekend.

[Macho393]

all I really know is tires hurt and mine hook up well in the pits..................

[jaswhitt393]

Originally Posted by Macho393

all I really know is tires hurt and mine hook up well in the pits..................

Maybe Satch can chime in....what tires hook up best on Macho

I will be running Michelin Starcross MS3

[Vintage Dave393]

The best tire for the start straight is a Dunlop 773. The first 100 yards is nothing but sugar sand.

The best morning tire is either a 773 or 756. By the afternoon, the track starts to dry out and a 756 or 952 will work the best.

I have also used Michelin S12's and they rock at Splendora.

I am currently running a 756 on my CRF and a Pirelli MT32 on my CR250.

Since I can't get the original Metzler Multi-Cross tires anymore (best front tire ever made), I am stuck running 756 fronts everywhere.

[jaswhitt393]

I would expect the track to dry out earlier than usual, since all the trees are gone now.

[DPW]

Originally Posted by jaswhitt812

I would expect the track to dry out earlier than usual, since all the trees are gone now.

All the trees? I liked the trees on the side of the track.

[yzernie]

OMG, some GREAT and hilarious answers!! Here is SoCal most tracks are perfect for moto1 but by moto 2 they are drying or dried out. Sounds like I'll just rum my normal intermediate "black ones with the little knobby thingys on them" tires.

Damn, this is some funny stuff.

[jaswhitt393]

Every tree in the infield is gone, and about half of the trees in the pits are gone. The new owner's insurance company made them cut the trees in the infield down

A lot of the trees in the pits were removed to make rome for RV hook-ups that are under construction, they also removed any trees that were dead or dying