Ah shit. I'm in trouble now.

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Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

It's more as a sighting lap... tires fresh off warmers are typically way hotter than they are after a warm-up lap as they start cooling down as soon as you take the warmers off.

I've got an I.R. temp gun... my warmers get em up to about 160+ degrees and that's hotter than when I come off the track after a race.

Ideal temps for DOT race tires are around 180. And the temp drops of a tire fresh out of a warmer depend on where you're at. They only drop a certain amount of degrees a minute and it's not that much, from what I've heard. The track temps out here in Vegas are rediculous, like 130+. They'll keep your tires nice and roasty.