Noticed this gouge on one of my tyres the other day, its basically in the centre of the tyre. Its a Dunlop slick that I bought brand new and has had about 1 and half track days.
Would it be ok to use? Should I sand/file around it to make it a bit smoother? I could take it to the track as a spare and ask the tyre tech.
Is this tyre ok to use?
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Is this tyre ok to use?
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Re: Is this tyre ok to use?
It's a little hard to tell from the pic, but It just looks like a mark from the trailer floor or similiar to me??.
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Re: Is this tyre ok to use?
its fine if its not showin chords your good.


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Re: Is this tyre ok to use?
yup, its fine 

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Re: Is this tyre ok to use?
If the scrutineers don't see it... your all good.......... I got held up at EC last month for having 6 or 8 suspect plugs in my rear
Till they realised it was the imprint from the tyredown..... never been pulled aside for a suspect rear before




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Re: Is this tyre ok to use?
there are some particularily suspect rears on one of caths posts smithy5
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Yeah and I guessed two out of three of them......... but I didn't even get second prizecraig wrote:there are some particularily suspect rears on one of caths posts smithy5

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Re: Is this tyre ok to use?
you had to look at the photo's, that sounds like second prize to mesmithy5 wrote:Yeah and I guessed two out of three of them......... but I didn't even get second prizecraig wrote:there are some particularily suspect rears on one of caths posts smithy5
