Originally Posted by
Flare65
I just built a Xray X4 to run in USGT. I've been running VTA and Eurotruck for the past year and a half and wanted to try a faster class. Now that the car is built, the tires just do not have any grip on the black carpet. They are new Gravity spec tires for the class.
Is there any way to get them broken in or to grip better? At practice, the car handled like I was driving on frozen ice. I did hit them with some brake cleaner when I got home from the last track practice day. They seem like they grip the surface of my workbench better after being wiped down with brake cleaner, but I have yet to try them on the track. Everyone else is just telling me to run the car more using tire sauce. I just need to get them broken in more.
Any suggestions?
Just to check, are you using tire sauce?
Also, when I first started running usgt, I was told it helps to sand down the middle ridge off the tire. My routine is to clean the tires after coming off the track with break cleaner, then 5 mins before getting on the track, sauce the tires. Then when you set the car down, hold the car and hit the throttle a few times and run.