GSXR's pictures (For your comparison Purposes)
I'm sure you've seen his post on (Almost)Catastrophic VP failure?
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=231260&page=4
I'm already scared to death of my VP Cam interface.
Pierburg and Mercedes would probably say replace.
opinions much more expert to follow ,shortly.
(It sure looks like something other than the VP roller has been interfacing with
the Cam? Did you encounter any "Stressful" actions removing the VP that would account for the Imperfections on the Cam?)