tyre pressures

[Shifu]

Optimum temperature will vary between brands but generally 70 - 90 deg C. massively important.

Did you see the infared cam used at the Isle of Man last year?. The average tyre temp was running at 130c.

Paul, I think the camera was picking up the heat from the brake rotors as well so the reading was very innacurate.
I use the laser temperature gauge and the readings I got from the guys coming off the track at Mallalla were within that range. Over 100 would be definitely too high as the tire would be starting to melt at the contact patch.

I'd say you're prob right about the innacuracy of the cam due to picking up other influences, but I would have thought that over 100c would be quite normal for a race situation? .

Honestly not sure Paul. Slicks would run hotter probably but still the highiest setting on the tyre wormers is about 80 deg. It takes a lot of heat to keep the whole wheel that hot while it is moving through the air at racing speeds. Maybe someone who uses slicks can enlighten us here