{"id":3053,"date":"2023-02-11T11:33:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T11:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.autolexicon.net\/?p=3053"},"modified":"2024-07-03T12:23:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T12:23:56","slug":"pneumatika-slick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autolexicon.net\/en\/articles\/pneumatika-slick\/","title":{"rendered":"Slick tire (Slick tyre)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The first mass-produced slick tires were introduced in the early 1950s. Company M&H Tires began producing them for motorsport, specifically dragster racing. Today, they are a common part of virtually all motor racing.<\/span><\/p>\n

The characteristic feature of slick tires is their completely smooth tread<\/a>. A slick tire has no tread pattern, so it is completely smooth on the surface (slick).<\/strong> The absence of cuts in the tire tread maximizes the contact area between the tire and the road, thus ensuring maximum vehicle traction<\/strong>. At the same time, these tires are made from a special softer compound that further increases the tyre’s grip on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Slick tires must not be used in normal traffic! <\/strong>This is due to the risk of aquaplaning<\/a> when driving in wet conditions. This is because the tread of a slick tire does not have any grooves to channel water away from the track under the tire and thus help prevent aquaplaning<\/a>.<\/span> Another problem with a wet track is that it causes a sharp drop in temperature below the tire’s optimum serviceability range<\/strong>, see slick tire temperature.<\/span><\/p>\n

You will therefore only encounter slick tires in motor racing or karting. A special case is the semi-slick tire<\/a>, which can also be used in normal traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Advantages of slick tires:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n