Bubble gum tyres! [Archive]

glendog74

14-05-2009, 10:12 PM

Bit of a noob question...!

Apart from doing a spot of drifting or a donut or two in a MacDonalds carpark, what is the easiest way to rid Cup tyres of the melted 'bubble gum' rubber effect caused by a little track day action? :whistle:

Example:

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/glendog74/P1000178.jpg

NZ_M3

14-05-2009, 10:18 PM

just drive it on the road ... it'll disappear.

Mine were like that after the track day and within 2 days of driving on the road (less than 100km later) it was all gone.

Although NZ does have rather coarse chip seals ....

shimmy

14-05-2009, 10:27 PM

heat gun and scraper works if you really want to sort it out, but driving will do just as well

rstoughy

15-05-2009, 10:05 AM

glendog,

Little off topic but where did you get your wheel covers that are in the corner of the pic?

Thanks :smokin:

glendog74

15-05-2009, 10:16 AM

Little off topic but where did you get your wheel covers that are in the corner of the pic?

Simpson Motorsport - £50 set. They're really good and soft too :smt023

I think dontdobends has something to do with them, or so i've been led to believe...!

shimmy

15-05-2009, 10:25 AM

Simpson Motorsport - £50 set. They're really good and soft too :smt023

I think dontdobends has something to do with them, or so i've been led to believe...!

:thumbs:make sure you get the executive ones like those as i got shafted witht he cheap versions on a clearance sale!:birdman:

shimmy

15-05-2009, 10:26 AM

Bit of a noob question...!

Apart from doing a spot of drifting or a donut or two in a MacDonalds carpark, what is the easiest way to rid Cup tyres of the melted 'bubble gum' rubber effect caused by a little track day action? :whistle:

Example:

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/glendog74/P1000178.jpg

Rob, thats why CUPS are for driving to, from and around the track. It would have been gone by the time you get home! They are road tyres after all!

rstoughy

15-05-2009, 10:43 AM

Ah cool cheers guys :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

Anyway back on topic,

Thats pretty normal and as has been said a good run will sort it.

On track i usually try to stay on the clean line for my in lap as this seems to clean the tyres of any crud thats been picked up.

Only problem is if the session is red flagged and you have to go onto a dirty part of the track before entering the pits.

My Moulded Slicks from my 22B are exactly the same as your Cups because of a red flag situation but as these are not road legal they will just need to stay like that until they see track next.

Just stick them on the car and go for a "spirited" ;) run.

glendog74

15-05-2009, 11:02 AM

:thumbs:make sure you get the executive ones like those as i got shafted witht he cheap versions on a clearance sale!:birdman:

I blame that Curly bloke - he's a real pain on that other forum...

Rob, thats why CUPS are for driving to, from and around the track. It would have been gone by the time you get home! They are road tyres after all!

I know, i know - i was just being a cheap skate by trying to preserve max track life in them :hahaha: As it is my front left has taken a hammering at Spa - need to rotate next time methinks :banghead:

Just stick them on the car and go for a "spirited" ;) run.

I think i can do that - another Ring trip very soon maybe? ;)

_Nathan_

15-05-2009, 11:40 AM

Normally front right getting battered at Spa?

csl_mba

15-05-2009, 12:00 PM

Rob, thats why CUPS are for driving to, from and around the track. It would have been gone by the time you get home! They are road tyres after all!

He didnt want anyone to laugh at him for having red wheels :blalalala:

**RUNAWAAAAAAAAAAY** :hahaha:

glendog74

15-05-2009, 12:13 PM

:smt088 :smt010 :smt019 :butthead: :hahaha:

glendog74

15-05-2009, 12:14 PM

Normally front right getting battered at Spa?

I had done 26 laps at the Ring the day before too though!

3wheels3

15-05-2009, 02:07 PM

Bit of free rubber for the drive home and to the next trackday :thumbs:

TANKSLAPPER

15-05-2009, 02:55 PM

Bubble gum tyres and steely brakes

a weekend at the Ring and Spa

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc311/IAIN830/IMG_3556.jpg

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glendog74

15-05-2009, 03:06 PM

Awesome :hahaha:

AlexGTT

22-05-2009, 05:51 PM

Bubble gum tyres and steely brakes

a weekend at the Ring and Spa

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc311/IAIN830/IMG_3556.jpg

http://http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc311/IAIN830/IMG_3556.jpg

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http://www.cslregister.com/forum/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc311/IAIN830/IMG_3556.jpg%5B/IMG%5D

Yep, my brakes looked just like that after Spa as well.

I ran 3 degrees of camber and the tyres looked great. I'm now seriously thinking of Intrax. That would be the last mod I do.

Mark CSL

22-05-2009, 06:41 PM

Do you run camber plates ? and is it standard suspension ? what plates do you have ?

Sorry for all the questions :hahaha:

Bealo

23-05-2009, 01:30 AM

He didnt want anyone to laugh at him for having red wheels :blalalala:

**RUNAWAAAAAAAAAAY** :hahaha:

RED????????????????

I thought they looked like a girlie PINKY PURPLE colour :gayfight: :blalalala: :thumbs:

glendog74

23-05-2009, 11:30 PM

RED????????????????

I thought they looked like a girlie PINKY PURPLE colour :gayfight: :blalalala: :thumbs:

CNUT! :hahaha: