So that cut is on the inside edge of the tire? I'm not a tire
construction expert, so I don't know if they would have different
sheets of rubber for the cap and the sidewalls. I don't think so
though. It looks to me like you slid across something sharp under
braking. Ouch. I wouldn't expect that to be covered under warranty
unless that's exactly where two pieces of rubber are bonded together
and have separated. I don't see any sign of a seam or a change in
material on my ECSTAs. Run it by Kumho anyway and see if that could be
related to the construction of the tire.
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 08:29:19AM -0700, Greg Umbay wrote:
> A serious tire question for everyone. Is this tire now:
>
> 1. Junk
>
> 2. OK to use
>
> 3. replaceable under warranty?
>
> has anyone else seent this?
>
> Tire is a Kumho Ecsta 700, tire was the FL tire all weekend.
>
> Tire pics here:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/greg_umbay/DSC00153.JPG
>
>
>
> http://www.geocities.com/greg_umbay/DSC00152.JPG
>
>
>
> for those who may want to know how this happened:
>
> SCCA regional round 2, Laguna Seca.
>
> Practice session (wet and rainy) : 270 degeree spins at exit of T9 & exit of
>T4. Ended up in the dirt both times.
>
> regional Race: (dry) 270 degree spin at the same exit of T9. Ended up in
>the same dirt. dropped 4 wheels on exit of T3.
>
>
>
>
>
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