Is this tyre ok to use?

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Is this tyre ok to use?

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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.

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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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its fine if its not showin chords your good.
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yup, its fine ;)
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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 :shock: Till they realised it was the imprint from the tyredown..... never been pulled aside for a suspect rear before ;) ;)
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there are some particularily suspect rears on one of caths posts smithy5
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craig wrote:there are some particularily suspect rears on one of caths posts smithy5
Yeah and I guessed two out of three of them......... but I didn't even get second prize :cry:
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Post by matchan »

smithy5 wrote:
craig wrote:there are some particularily suspect rears on one of caths posts smithy5
Yeah and I guessed two out of three of them......... but I didn't even get second prize :cry:
you had to look at the photo's, that sounds like second prize to me :P
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