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Old 06-11-2009, 04:42 PM   #9
generalee69
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Originally Posted by cooleyjb View Post
That's how it often is actually. The first tires to lock up are the inside tires if you are trailbraking into the turn. As they get unweighted, the traction patch on the tire decreases making it easier to lock up.

The only time I've raced at PIR was at the 12hr race and the only tires I locked up were the inside (albeit rear) tires going into turn one and the hard right turn onto the back straight.
Yeah I can see how that would allow the tire to lock up. I guess I thought that if that was the tire that had the flat spot, it would only cause a vibration in left hand corners. And that in right hand corners since it isn't loaded on, the vibration would be minimal (if at all).
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