Kart Tyre Pressure Tool
Enter your conditions for a cold pressure recommendation
Conditions
Tyre
Compound & tread
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Compound
Hard
Standard
Soft
Tread remaining
1.5 mm (worn)
3.0 mm
4.0 mm (new)
Starting from warm tyres?
Track
Surface & grip
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Asphalt age
New (black, <2 yrs)
Fresh (dark grey, 2-5 yrs)
Basic (grey, 5-10 yrs)
Old (light grey, 10+ yrs)
Grip level
Dusty / dry line
Developing grip
Single dry day
Heavy rubber
Tyre wear on this track
Less than usual
Normal
More than usual
Long fast corners dominate?
Temperature
Air & track
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Air temperature
°C
°F
+
−
Track temperature
+
−
Estimated from air temperature
Setup
Kart
Rims & fuel
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Rim type
Aluminum
Magnesium
Fuel load
Low (<3 L)
Medium (3-6 L)
Full (>6 L)
Target & Behaviour
Hot pressure & previous session
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Target hot pressure
bar
Previous front cold pressure
bar
Previous rear cold pressure
bar
Kart behaviour
Neutral
Understeer
Oversteer
Loose rear
Tight front
Recommended cold starting pressure
–
bar
psi
Fully metric model (bar / °C)