The announcers at Dover were talking about how they didn't know where the rubber from the worn tires went to since it wasn't getting stuck on the track. Well, I know where it went. It turned to dust and was thrown all over the crowd.
Is this a symptom of concrete tracks, or is this just what happens at Dover for some reason?
The announcers at Dover were talking about how they didn't know where the rubber from the worn tires went to since it wasn't getting stuck on the track. Well, I know where it went. It turned to dust and was thrown all over the crowd.
Is this a symptom of concrete tracks, or is this just what happens at Dover for some reason?
Oh man, it is of course a huge problem at dirt tracks (crowd dusting). But I think this weekend was symptomatic of they tires they were using. They had tire problems after tire problems at this race. To me it seems they might be interrealated.
Then again, i am just taking a wild stab in the dark here...
I hope you had a good time regardless.
What I'm talking about is just the tires turning to dust instead of leaving hot rubber on the tracks. Maybe this is a symptom of concrete tracks? It happened at the spring race at Dover too.
what i think you noticed is the cars stiring up the speedy dry that was put down on the track after all those cautions at the end, therefore, creating the dust cloud, now as far as where the rubber went i have no idea, usually you get nice like balls of rubber (aka marbles) that form at the top of the racetrack (mainly in the corners watch cars it displays this nicely), the other way is that as a race goes on they like to say that the track has more rubber on it, which basicly is saying that the cars have worked in the groove(s) and the track will have more grip, however when you have cautions and get fluids on the track and have to throw down the speedy dry then you lose some of that grip. so i guess the answer to your question would be no
what i think you noticed is the cars stiring up the speedy dry that was put down on the track after all those cautions at the end, therefore, creating the dust cloud, now as far as where the rubber went i have no idea, usually you get nice like balls of rubber (aka marbles) that form at the top of the racetrack (mainly in the corners watch cars it displays this nicely), the other way is that as a race goes on they like to say that the track has more rubber on it, which basicly is saying that the cars have worked in the groove(s) and the track will have more grip, however when you have cautions and get fluids on the track and have to throw down the speedy dry then you lose some of that grip. so i guess the answer to your question would be no
Nope, it definitely wasn't speedy dry. We were getting tire dust on us before they started using speedy dry. It was definitely little black flecks of rubber that were getting sprayed with.
I was mostly just curious if this was something that only happened at Dover, only happens on concrete tracks, or what.
ok, that explains a lot. the little black flecks or "tire dust" were pieces of the tire that hadn't balled together to form marbles, you get this at any track (i've been attacked at phoenix before which is asphalt).
the higher you sit at a track the less of a problem this is.
ok, that explains a lot. the little black flecks or "tire dust" were pieces of the tire that hadn't balled together to form marbles, you get this at any track (i've been attacked at phoenix before which is asphalt).
the higher you sit at a track the less of a problem this is.
2nd row, baby!
(actually, 2nd row in turn 4 sucks because you can't see any of the turn! but it's cool being down close to the track and feeling the wind that the pack generates as it flies by)
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