Schumacher Mini Spike

[mrfodds]

Hi guys,

Just a quick question. I ran yellow mini spikes on my car last weekend for the first time (2WD). The first few runs were brilliant and consistent in terms of the grip they gave but then on the 5th run they were horrendous. One moment I had grip and the next I was spinning out for no apparent reason except perhaps that the tyre had lost it's "sweet spot"?
Is this normal? Obviously the spike, to look at, isn't badly worn at all as you would expect from a tyre that had only done a few runs. How many meetings would you normally get from this tyre?

[fidspeed]

if your running on med/ high grip astro expect two sets of rears per meeting and 1 set stagger ribs on the front (yellow)

my son used that on his first ever regional on an astro track am sure others will give you different opinions but thats what we used
plus ballistic buggy green minispike rears when astro was damp

dave fiddling

[mrfodds]

Stagger ribs are fine and I can get quite a few meetings from them. Same with the BB Greens. Just shocked that a tyre with seemingly little wear would actually have no performance left in it.

[Danny Harrison]

A new set on my car is good for around 15 min on high grip before the grip becomes inconsistent. They still work well indoors on slippy floor for a couple meetings after that.

[mrfodds]

Thanks for that, it raises a further question. I'm curious as to why people would choose mini spikes over mini pins. From my limited experience, the mini pin is just as good on dry astro seem and has a much better wear rate.

[Col]

I guess that's dependent on the astro - pins are noticeably slower at RHR due to having much less grip.