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Old 02-20-2007, 09:05 AM
pentoman pentoman is offline
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I think they migth have been H rated, so only 130mph but I've never been over that. Max speed on this track was ~115 when really going for it.

Also, the track is clockwise and the tyre that went was the inside rear - so the tyre probably sees very little load over a lap. It was never warm when I came in to the pits.

I'm 99.9% certain the scraping noise happened before the blowout. The blowout was very obvious and noticeable! The noise happened in the turn as the suspension compressed in a dip. The blowout happened as I was accelerating out.

Definitely getting a different tyre brand!! And taking it easier on the car too.
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