So I just purchased a new set Nitto NT01's in preparation for my first track event this season (and my first one in the F80) in April (now cancelled due to COVID-19, but that is a different discussion
.....). I have been going to the track for years, always using used race tires, but this is my first set of "new" track tires. A label on the NT01's stated that the tires should be stored at a temp of 68 F for 24 hrs before mounting or dismounting due to the softer rubber compound.
The average temps now where I live (the DMV, in the Mid-Atlantic), are upper 50's during the day and mid 40's at night, give or take, and slowly rising as Spring approaches. I purposely bought the tires now, vice a few months ago, since I did not want to have new race rubber being stored in a cold, non heated garage. So I understand how temperature affects high performance tires. But the mount/dismount temp warning on the NT01's surprised me a bit.
Using the outside temp gauge in my M3 (which is parked inside the garage, and has not been run for 24 hrs or so), it is a cool 60 F in my garage now, and will probably dip to the lower 50's overnight. So given the average temps in my area (and more specifically in my garage) this time of year, is it really necessary to store them above 68 F for 24 hrs before I have them mounted? Or are the temps I am at now good enough?