Slicks - Whats The Requirements?

[Belsil80]

I have been under the impression that to run full slicks at a track day you need to have a cage.

I cant find information on this anywhere in the cams book or website.

If this is the case, can anyone tell me the details and where they found this info..

Cheers

[Beer Baron]

not true. even in super sprints you dont need anything other than a track worthy car that meets the sup regs of the event you are entering. if you want to run slicks then you just have to run in the class that they meet (i think SVD or 4D).

[NickR33]

check the supp regs because the ones I have in front of me say

ELIGIBLE VEHICLES:

Cars participating in the event are required to comply with the relevant

NCR’s as defined in Section 6, Schedules A and B, including the following

requirements:

Roll-over protection which complies with Schedule J of the 2006 CAMS

Manual if race tyres (eg slicks or grooved slicks) are fitted.

[Beer Baron]

yep, i guess it pays (which I did say) to check the regs. but for track days ie days not run under cams approval you dont need squat, just whatever the organiser deems appropriate.

[Roy]

Its a supp regs thing cheater. Also be warned, running slicks will probably make you slower. Requires different suspension geometry to what you are probably already running and have to consider carefully the tyre you want to run.

A slick doesnt mean soft and sticky, you may find that even after 4 laps they are not up to temp and you are still sliding around. By that time you have cooked your water and oil temps and your brakes are shagged

[Belsil80]

haha, relax. Im just susing it out. i would only cheat like that if it was a really cheap option. haha.

[Duncan]

slick are always cheating.

so is 4wd or nos

[Belsil80]

same with traction control and abs...