Originally Posted by
JamesL_71
Question about tires at big races(IIC/Birds/etc)...
When you guys do "one-run" tires, do you scrub them in first? Or do you run them straight off the truer? And, if the latter, do you spend time smoothing them out with a finer grit file/sander/etc?
IMHO freshies are a bit free-er than reruns. When traction comes up that's usually an advantage. I like to run them straight off the truer like Ian said just to maintain some consistency. I consider re-runs vs fresh cuts a set up change to be used like any other adjustment.