Optimal tyres temperature

[Marco Boemi]

Hi all, what is the optimal tyres temperature for WTCC cars? I see the tyres are warmed to 80° so I suppose anything lower is not good but probably it's not the optimal value.

Thanks.

 

[Ivo Simons]

Between 85/90.

 

[Koray Can]

According to the .tyr files the optimum temperature is 90 degrees celcius. Under 90 grip falls off quicker than it does when over 90.

 

[Marco Boemi]

... Under 90 grip falls off quicker than it does when over 90.

And I suppose tyre wear is the opposite (more wear when above 90, less when below), isn't it?

 

[Koray Can]

It doesn't look like it because there's a single WearRate entry.

The files look like this one if you're wondering what kind of entries there are.

 

[Günthar Rowe]

well, one thing is that tyre wear occurs over time, without moving... If you run omething like MoTeC-Add and while you await for the grid to fill for a race start your tyres start to wear. I have lost 0.7% of my tyes while waiting for the green light....

 

[April Dillon]

Huh really? That's weird... Any idea why?

 

[Marco Boemi]

It doesn't look like it because there's a single WearRate entry.

The files look like this one if you're wondering what kind of entries there are.

Omg that file contains a lot of secrets :eek: