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Choosing which tyre to use on a track day can be a complicated decision. You can opt to run standard rubber, which is fine if you intend to ride to the track, and obviously most road legal rubber will work on track. The downside is you’ll soon find its limitation as heat and speed develop. You can then try the other end of the spectrum... full race slicks. Slicks offer jaw-dropping amounts of grip because they present a much larger contact patch to the track than road tyres and are designed to work at specific

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