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Why exactly do race cars have their tires heated before a race?

Thanks that helps.. so one more question, would there be any difference in friction in a temperature change, say from 40 degrees fahrenheit to 140?

Suppose the tires hadnt been on the road as yet, and The temperature of the road gets to 130 degrees (F). Now if the tires were to come into contact now with the road, would the coeffecient of friction be different than that if the road was 50 degrees? I'm just saying before the tires had time...

Yes, but that makes the rubber softer, doesn't it. See I'm trying to figure out if the road surface's temperature has anything to do with the friction between it and the tires. So are you saying that anything when is heated, the coeffecient of friction increases?

I have a Question, and I'd appreciate it if someone could give me a definite answer: Does The temperature of the road surface affect the friction between the tire and road surface?