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Q&A with a tire engineer: Answering your questions | Articles

Q&A with a tire engineer: Answering your questions | Articles

Sponsored Content Presented by Maxxis Tires.

No matter the make or model, track or series, all of our cars have one thing in common: They run on tires. They’re the single, critical link between the car and the ground.

And with those tires come questions. Lots of questions.

Fortunately, we know someone with answers.

John Wu, an engineer by training and now director of product strategy for Maxxis USA, has been working in the tire industry since 2005. He’s been a track day participant for more than 20 years, and he understands the role that tires play in our world.

One of our past Q&A sessions with John generated follow-up queries, so this time we’ve turned the mic to our forum audience.

DirtyBird222: How much does shaving track tires help performance and heat management?

Maxxis: We’ll need to conduct more testing to provide a scientific answer, but in general, shaving tread rubber off the tire improves performance due to lighter weight…

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