A little tire tech: Goodyear’s tire for Watkins Glen
Quote selected text Published August 10th, 2007 in NASCAR News
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series — Race No. 22 — AMD At The Glen Watkins Glen International (2.45-mile road course) — Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Fast Facts for August 10-12, 2007
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Road Course Radials
Number of Tires: 1,950
Tire Code: D-4010
Tire Circumference: 88.6 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front — 23 psi; Left Rear — 20 psi;
Right Front — 23 psi; Right Rear — 20 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 22 psi; Left Rear — 17 psi;
Right Front — 20 psi; Right Rear — 17 psi
Estimated Pit Window: Every 30-32 laps, based on fuel mileage.
Notes: NASCAR Nextel Cup teams will run the same Goodyear tire code (D-4110) on all four tire positions at Watkins Glen International this weekend . . . this is the same tire code that Goodyear brought to the Nextel Cup Series’ other road course race at Infineon Raceway in June . . . this code is also run on the right-side at Martinsville . . . this is the first time this tire has been run at Watkins Glen . . . NASCAR Busch Series teams will run a different tire code (D-4112) this weekend . . . as on all NASCAR road courses, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Watkins Glen.
[Goodyear Racing]
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So where is the rain tires ????
I love these technical articles almost as much as the Junior, Tony or Gordon gossip…
Budman, according to information that is more than likely out dated but some of it may still hold true even with the new car…
“The wet tire’s circumference is standard at 87.4 inches. Pressures are set at 23 psi for right and left fronts. Both rears are set at 20 psi. Tire codes are D5596 for left side and D5592 for the right side. Tread wear is determined by ambient temperature, depth of track surface water, and heat buildup in the much softer compound, with tires naturally lasting longer the wetter they remain.”
And supposedly….
“Goodyear now delivers an additional 1,200 rain tires to each Winston Cup road race event, with the Busch and Craftsman trucks receiving 800 and 600 tires respectively.”