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so take a look at this tire, it appears that the tire blistered where it normally does, right on the edge of the tread. The tire was covered with clag, so I scraped it out of the way so you could see the issue better.
the first thing you would think of is to add pressure or change camber in order to prevent this, but there is more to the story. In this pic, the edge is jagged, not usual for a blister, although it sometimes happens.
the next observation is this "dent" in the leading edge of the tire, it now appears that something was under the tire, then traveled down the tread seam and went away someplace else.
You can see the "trail" of the debris as it rolled down the tire.
To further confirm that this was not a blister, but debris, is the fact that no other area of the tire shows blistering, clearly this damage was caused by debris and not blistering from heat. To treat it as a blister would've been a very bad decision.
Although not a huge fan of BBS wheels, you have to hand it to them this time, this tire was hit in turn one, the wheel absorbing all of the impact (the body had a minor scrape on it) , the car returned to the track after being knocked off, and lasted the entire 30 minute or so race. The fact that this was Sebring is even more amazing since it is full of bumps and uneven concrete.
the first thing you would think of is to add pressure or change camber in order to prevent this, but there is more to the story. In this pic, the edge is jagged, not usual for a blister, although it sometimes happens.
the next observation is this "dent" in the leading edge of the tire, it now appears that something was under the tire, then traveled down the tread seam and went away someplace else.
You can see the "trail" of the debris as it rolled down the tire.
To further confirm that this was not a blister, but debris, is the fact that no other area of the tire shows blistering, clearly this damage was caused by debris and not blistering from heat. To treat it as a blister would've been a very bad decision.
Although not a huge fan of BBS wheels, you have to hand it to them this time, this tire was hit in turn one, the wheel absorbing all of the impact (the body had a minor scrape on it) , the car returned to the track after being knocked off, and lasted the entire 30 minute or so race. The fact that this was Sebring is even more amazing since it is full of bumps and uneven concrete.
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