| We have a professional tyre fitting guy at Mallory on the first, but I don't know him yet, so can't comment on any advice he might give you. The tyre pictured looks perfectly normal with wear at the main part where you put the power down coming out of corners. A lot of the bobbles/marbles that you get at the edge of the tyre are simply rubber coming off the track. After a very hot day at Cadwell and only two other 8 lap races there, my rear is covered in extra rubber and only fit for the bin. The left at Mallory, The Devils Elbow, is a well know high-side point as there are so few lefts that this side of the tyre could stay 'cool' for a whole 20min session. If you're too eager on the cold tyre, it will slip, then grip and you go for a flying lesson. The shredding talked about is just cold tearing.
Glad to hear the 207RR is a good tyre. I have just bought two 'used' sets that have done one R6 Cup race each and although they look a lot more shredded on the right than those in the picture above, they will do me for some time. The left hand side and centre of the tyre still have the mould nipples sticking up.
WeeJohnyB
PS note to self - stop pretending you know anything about what you are talking about, some poor soul mey rely on your ramblings  |