Michelin PS2 tire pressures for a DE

[MikenOH]

I've got a DE coming up in a few weeks and wondered what tire pressures others have used with this tire during a DE. Thanks for any help.

[Chris C Atlanta]

Miken - I ran my PS2s at my normal street pressures 34/35 and they did fine. Hot temps were in low 40s. Ambient temp was 85 degrees.

[MikenOH]

BTW, did you ever sell your 19" wheels?

[986Jim]

What in the hell is a DE? Is it a drivers exam or something and they check your tires?

[Chris C Atlanta]

Driver's Education, high performance driving schools conducted on a racetrack put on by Porsche and BMW (and other) clubs.

[twilson]

A DE (Driver's Education)is a high performance driving school, usually sponsored by a car club.

I did one this past weekend on Michelin PS2's. I ran 41lbs front and 37lbs rear.I had some previous experieince using that combo. The Boxster was very loose in tighter turns --- you have to use as much of the track as possible. Those pressures worked okay (considering driver error) but nothing changed much when I went to 39 rear and 34 front just to see what would happen. So, with those two extremes under my belt, I would say I would start with Factory specs plus 2 lbs. and work your way up or down depending on the tires and reaction of the car.

[jaykay]

Originally Posted by MikenOH

I've got a DE coming up in a few weeks and wondered what tire pressures others have used with this tire during a DE. Thanks for any help.

On those tires (18s) I found that I started to melt the tread block at 36 cold but this was on a tight technical track ... hard on tires

You might want to keep an eye on them and take out a couple of pounds for later sessions. Seems counter intuitive but it seemed to work for me at the time