OOps

[dangerdaz]

Blimey
Noticed this after the woodbridge airfield day.
Suffice to say even though it was a cold day with damp patches etc on track i expected the tyre to last more than 1 track day!
Especially as i managed the temps etc.
This front left tyre had only done 3k road miles prior to the day and although it took the most abuse i thought it would last longer than what it had.
Never again will i run contis on an airfield day 8)


IMAG0260 by bennybro2, on Flickr

IMAG0259 by bennybro2, on Flickr

IMAG0257 by bennybro2, on Flickr

Looks like the tread blocks just fell away.
The federals i normally use handled it no problem last time and it was a red hot day too.

 

[Fernandez]

That doesn't look to good, I wouldn't expect a conti to de laminate like that so soon. Are all the others ok?

 

[ashe]

Thats normal for a contisports3 after a hard track day

Mine even had chucks missing

These are mine after 2 Track Days... Some time ago

 

[N0ddie]

Ouch. That's gonna get expensive lol.

 

[ado]

I never had problems with mine and they are on 9k incl 3 trackdays with 5mm left.

 

[BenW]

Bloody hell, is this caused by doing the trackday on a concrete runway rather than tarmac track?

 

[ashe]

Bloody hell, is this caused by doing the trackday on a concrete runway rather than tarmac track?

Assuming you're referring to me (then sorry for jacking thread).

1st was at Sepang International F1 Circuit
2nd was at Pasir Gudang Circuit

Both were full tarmac.

 

[GrumpyTwig]

Looks really bad, pretty much why i didn't bother trying to use contis on track though as I was assured they would just be destroyed in half a day.

 

[dangerdaz]

Bloody hell, is this caused by doing the trackday on a concrete runway rather than tarmac track?

I reckon that didnt help. But i have previously used vredestein ultracs on my previous r26, did 2 trackdays n 16k on road..no issues.
Either the sidewalls of conti 3s cant take abuse ir i had a dodgy 1.
Other 3 are ok.
Lesson learnt anyway 8)

 

[andyr27]

i ran the conti 3s on 13hot laps of the ring with very minimal wear. adjusted the pressures to 24psi cold mind.

 

[dangerdaz]

i ran the conti 3s on 13hot laps of the ring with very minimal wear. adjusted the pressures to 24psi cold mind.

Interesting...i was running 33 hot at front. Think it was more to do with concrete surface.

 

[Richy_Boy]

Looks like the cars been understeering like a mo-foo and it's just scrubbed the side tread away to me..

Rich

 

[ashe]

Well actually what I failed to mention was that Pasir Gudang Circuit's tarmac was very gravelly - not the best condition of circuits out there and definitely not as good as UK well maintained circuits - so alot of sliding.

Also most of the corners were hard right handers.

The circuit itself was a medium speed circuit with quite a good dynamic variation of up and down hills. But the good thing is, I managed to kill all the FD2Rs' there and only the regulars' track cars were gunning me.

So in my opinion, the burn was worth it as in Sepang, me driving the Clio was no competition to the Civics TypeRs.