IN THE BEGINNING

IMPORTANT: The information in the following pages is the opinion of MOT Motorsport and is not the opinion of any tyre manufacturer. It is intended as an informational discussion document and not a guide for what to do.
Always operate tyres within the guidelines of the manufacture and as stipulated on the tyre sidewall.

When I attend races or Trackdays, “What pressure should I run?”, is probably the most common question I have been asked over the years. Frequently the answers surprise people, especially after the internet advice told them different.

Tyres are obviously very important in a car’s performance, yet are frequently overlooked or misunderstood, however with a basic understanding of what is happening where the car meets the road, your track experience can be more fun and less stressful. With that in mind, I have put together this guide to cover some of the basic issues and misconceptions. It is not intended to be a “how to, but to help you to understand what the issues might be.

If I go back to the beginning, the wheel is said to be one of man’s greatest inventions. It certainly preceded sliced bread by quite a bit. The wheel worked fine for many years being pulled and pushed around. It was not until some bright spark decided to put a steam engine in their “waggon” that wheels, rather than just supporting weight and rolling along were required to also grip the ground to provide drive traction. It was not too long after than that Mr Dunlop was off down the Patent Offices with the ancestor of the modern pneumatic tyre we see today.

The first known picture of a track day at Brands Hatch

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MRF ZTR Tyre Circuit Race / Trackday 185 55 R14

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The MRF ZTR tyre is a track focused, but road legal tyre used in several UK and European championships. Delivering great corner speed, excellent consistency and remarkably long life making it suitable for both sprint and endurance racing where it has enabled pole positions, fastest laps and race wins.

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