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Track Days Tires Guide

Take your track performance to the next level with our top track tires and track days tips.

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    • 17/03/2025 -  Updated on 28/07/2026

IT ALL STARTS WITH CHOOSING THE RIGHT TRACK DAYS TIRES! Whether you use the track occasionally or intensively, discover the MICHELIN range of tires for the track

 

TO IMPROVE THE LIFESPAN OF YOUR TIRES, KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON…

To get the best from your tires, consider rotating them 
• Depending track rotation direction
• Between two track days or in the mid-day of track day

Check the general status of your tires
• Good wear aspect of the tread pattern, especially shoulders
• Remaining tread depths > 2/32"
• No damage on the tires

Warm tires
Never decrease the inflation pressures below standard inflation recommended pressures for road use by the car manufacturer

Cold tires
Start with the tire pressure recommended by the car manufacturer

Vehicle settings
(camber primarily) must comply with the car manufacturers’s specifications

HOW TO MANAGE TRACK DAYS TIRE PRESSURE?

  • Start of track day or after a long break

    Always begin with the car manufacturer recommended pressures

  • Prepare your tire

    • 2 slower laps (Nordschleife track: first half lap only), then take the next 3 laps «pushing» a little more (Nordschleife track: second half lap).

    • As the tire warms, the air inside expands leading to increased pressure in the tire.

  • Adjust pressure of hot tire

    • Dry track: come back to inflation pressures recommended by the car manufacturer

    • Wet track: no change of pressure (could be higher than car manufacturer recommendation)

  • After a few laps

    • Small adjustments are possible, depending on various aspects and car balance.

    • If there is more than one hour between 2 runs, start again from step 1

AFTER YOUR TRACK DAYS BEFORE LEAVING THE TRACK, TO BE READY FOR THE ROAD AGAIN, DON'T FORGET TO…

  • Check the tires wear aspect , tread depths

    (at least 2/32") and ensure there is no damage

  • Reset to car manufacturer pressure recommendations


    (cold tire)

  • Switch on any electronic car safety and assistance systems, and reset the TPMS*
    TPMS : tire Pressure Monitoring System

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Michelin Track Days are driving experiences that give Canadian drivers the opportunity to explore the performance limits of their vehicles in a controlled, safe environment on a closed circuit. They're designed for enthusiast drivers who want to improve their car control skills—braking points, cornering technique, oversteer and understeer management—with professional instruction. You don't need a race car: many participants bring their daily drivers. The skills learned on track translate directly to safer emergency responses on public roads.

More than most drivers expect. Track driving teaches you where your car's limits actually are—how it behaves under hard braking, how much grip it has in a corner before sliding, and how to recover from a skid. Most people discover that their car can handle much more than they realized, which builds genuine confidence and better instincts for emergency situations. Braking technique, vision (looking well ahead), and smooth steering inputs are all track skills that directly improve everyday safety margins.

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