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Hoe long is a peice of string?

Are they a soft or hard compound...is your car correctly set up for them or will it blister outside shoulders within a few laps...ditto will you flat spot them on the first day?

Also, will you be allowed to run them on the track as most organisers will not let you run slicks unless you have a cage and safety gear.

Also, i have never driven on slicks, but imagine they would take a bit of gettign used to with regards to getting them up to temperature, and not cooking them.

Doesnt help i know, but these are the things that have stopped me from looking at using them

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Slicks generally range from around say $350 to about $550 each. Thats the likes of kuhmos to michys and all the others inbetween. Obviously size plays a role in price and the prices i just stated are around for 17" rim.

The compounds will vary for different sorts of racing...the biggest factor is time on the track. You can get a qualifying slick which will give you maximum traction for just one lap or around 2mins worth of full ball and will get into working temp almost as soon as you leave the pits anything over that one lap and they will start falling apart and/or your times will worsen.

Or a medium-soft/medium compound which might last long enough for say 5-10 laps at full noise and after that too much heat and they deteriorate and slow you down.

You get my point about the sorts. From what ive been told they only have about 3-4mm of actual good rubber after that it wont work to its full potential. If you race every month and obviousely depending on the length of time, circuit, and car you can get 6 months outta em..some people can get a years worth. All depends on the x factors that will play a role in your game.

How long is a piece of string....really?

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