Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:46 am Post subject: Tyre bubbles
Do people bother removing the ‘bubbles’ on their tyres after a track day or just let them wear off with normal useage? Done a few track days now but only 1 in the dry hence the attached pic is new to me! _________________ 06 997.1 C2S
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NXI20 Paul Ricard
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:00 am Post subject: Re: Tyre bubbles
Mikee Quickstep wrote:
Do people bother removing the ‘bubbles’ on their tyres after a track day or just let them wear off with normal useage? Done a few track days now but only 1 in the dry hence the attached pic is new to me!
Never bothered me personally. Just think of it as free rubber _________________ Nick
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K888ETH Monza
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:30 pm Post subject:
No, just take it out for a spirited drive, then clean it off the wheel arch liners _________________ 997 Turbo
MaxA Barcelona
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:49 am Post subject:
they don't last long if you go for a blat _________________ 2010 9972 C4S PDK: Carrara White, Sea Blue. Mostly driven, lightly modified, occasionally tracked, and usually a bit grubby.
Mikee Quickstep Silverstone
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:29 am Post subject:
Cool cheers guys saves me a bit of time pulling them all off! _________________ 06 997.1 C2S
longhorn Newbie
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:43 am Post subject:
Glad I found this thread. Just did my first track day and my tyres looked like that. Freaked me out when I saw it..
What causes the bubbling? _________________ 2004 Black 997.1 C2 Tiptronic
Eldavo Monza
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:53 am Post subject:
They’re not bubbles from your tyre, it’s bits of rubber from the track sticking to your hot tyres. So yes, think of it as a bit of free tread depth that will fall off when the tyres get hot on the road. _________________ 944 Turbo S - definitely not standard (his)
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longhorn Newbie
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:05 am Post subject:
Thanks.. I thought my tyres were melting _________________ 2004 Black 997.1 C2 Tiptronic
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infrasilver Fast & Furious
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They’re not bubbles from your tyre, it’s bits of rubber from the track sticking to your hot tyres. So yes, think of it as a bit of free tread depth that will fall off when the tyres get hot on the road.
Thanks. I had always imagined the marbles to be like small bits of rubber that you see on the F1car tyres at the end of a race. Wasn't expecting to see long pieces of rubber like those in my photo! _________________ 2004 Black 997.1 C2 Tiptronic
HSC911 Long Beach
Joined: 23 Jul 2014 Posts: 6351 Location: Bedford
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:25 am Post subject:
longhorn wrote:
Thanks. I had always imagined the marbles to be like small bits of rubber that you see on the F1car tyres at the end of a race. Wasn't expecting to see long pieces of rubber like those in my photo!
The marbles transform...
MaxA Barcelona
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:26 am Post subject:
Try to stick to the racing line, as the cast off rubber is usually on the side of the track. You will also find that there is less grip when running on the all the dirt, dust, rubber, etc. and if you do go offline, it can take half a lap to clean up the tyres again. _________________ 2010 9972 C4S PDK: Carrara White, Sea Blue. Mostly driven, lightly modified, occasionally tracked, and usually a bit grubby.
Martian Sepang
Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 2913 Location: Bury St. Edmunds
Try to stick to the racing line, as the cast off rubber is usually on the side of the track. You will also find that there is less grip when running on the all the dirt, dust, rubber, etc. and if you do go offline, it can take half a lap to clean up the tyres again.
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2018 11:51 am Post subject:
Martian wrote:
MaxA wrote:
Try to stick to the racing line, as the cast off rubber is usually on the side of the track. You will also find that there is less grip when running on the all the dirt, dust, rubber, etc. and if you do go offline, it can take half a lap to clean up the tyres again.
True. I was referring to dry conditions. _________________ 2010 9972 C4S PDK: Carrara White, Sea Blue. Mostly driven, lightly modified, occasionally tracked, and usually a bit grubby.
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