It takes awhile to learn how to get the most out of these tires. Some times different sets will behave differently. I generally break them up into sets of 6. 2 pairs of fronts to one pair of rears. I'll run them till the lap time drops. It's dramatic and can be 0.5sec or more. Then run the second set of fronts until the lap time drops. That's gives you 2 sets which should give you four race week ends or a total of 8 qualifiers and 4 mains. Try not to mix the tires up although you can use a set of well broken in fronts on the rear.

That's if conditions are perfect and everything goes to plan. Sometimes you'll get a pair of fronts that never give you that drop in lap times. Sometimes you'll get a set of rears that never comes in. If you run these tires for awhile you'll always have some extra sets of "good" rears. Most guys are used to just buying a set or two and having them work. Might take several sets of 1016 to get two good race sets or it could just take two. Sometimes, the tires that failed at first will come in after you run them a bit.

When you go around the pits, you'll hear all sorts of routines to make a good set of race tires. I just told you mine and it might not be the best routine. Like I said, "tricky" if you're looking to get the most out of these tires. I wish there was a set way to do this, but there really isn't. It's one of those learn by doing things.