Div. 3 Indy Race
 

I had an odd experience at the recent event at Indy and was wondering if anybody else noticed the same thing. On two of my four runs, I noticed afterwards in the pits that both of my front runners on my Stocker had about 1/2" to 1" wide of gummy rubber (obviously picked-up from the track) all the way around the center of the tread. On one particular run, I was the first pair out after they had just swept and sprayed the track. I tend to think that perhaps NHRA is experimenting with traction compound again, correct? It can't be good results if cars are literally pulling the rubber up as they run down the track.

Re: Div. 3 Indy Race
 

Yes Jim. It started there at the fall classic. Some of it is still on my garage floor from last winter! It is supposed to be sticky, but after the starting line it can be gummy and slick.

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I also experienced the same problem on a couple of qualifing runs. On one of those runs as I reached approximately 1000ft my car started to drift to the left quite a bit. Surprised me as the car rarely drifts that much. Although we had some wind I don't think it would cause that much drift. Run B/SA

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Jim,

I had the same thing, but there was more sticky rubber on the left tire than on the right tire.

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I had something sticky on my left front tire also.

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It is from all that extra glue they put down on the track right before the stockers run!!!! lol