ACR-Mark

After running on slow Azenis last year, I am now on Dunlop Star Specs, and they are world's faster. I started at full tread and ran 2 events with them last season. Halfway through the first event this season, they came to life, and I finished 5th overall, where last year I would always come up short of the top 10. At the next event, I got FTD, and have placed in the top 5 again since then.
So, rather than starting from full tread again, I'm thinking about getting my next set shaved. Is there a specific amount that works best, for example, get 2/32, 4/32, etc, shaved off?
I have a really important event coming up this season that I will be travelling to in order to try for another FTD. My guess would be that a brand new set of shaved tires would be faster than tires that have 14 or 15 events on them, right?

alnielsen

iTrader: (4)

Tires are shaved to get rid if tread squirm. Road racers also shave to reduce the amount of heat buildup and tire chunking. This is usually to 3/32nds. Most dealers won't shave used tires, because they may have debris locked in the tread that can hurt the operator or damage the machine.