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Old 12-26-2012, 04:55 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR View Post
That's pretty crazy. We run them for 24 hour endurance races and have never had that issue! Literally probably 100 star specs have been on and off the race car by now and not one chunked like that. We do have a lot less weight than your Audi and we are running a bit of camber plus adjusting pressures to get even heat across the tires (as much as possible anyways).

Anyone know the treadwear? I'm hoping the new tires are chumpcar legal otherwise I need to buy a shitload of Z1s....
Yes thats an absolute extreme case, and clearly there was an alignment and pressure/temp issue there to have those tire disintegrate like that. Been through 5 sets now, never have seen anything remotely close to that. You ever pyrometer those tires in and out?
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