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Old Jun 14, 2002 | 05:10 PM
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I mentioned before that my Victor Racers have split on the tread face and skipped the shoulder to reappear on the sidewalls. Also the rubber changed color on the sidewalls sort of like a wave pattern. The peak of each wave has a small crack 1\4" or so maybe 30-40 times on each rear tire. I recieved a email from the Tire Rack am I satisfied so on this rain day I called and spoke to Lynn whic was very helpful and got them to say the engineer would inspect them. Also I am getting 50% back on the purchase price. The important thing is I hope to learn the cause of the failure, and over 160 on tires like these is :eek: Keep you posted. Luke at the Tire Rack never seemed to follow up on this after some request but Lynn did the job.
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Old Jun 14, 2002 | 06:03 PM
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How long have you had the tires for... miles, autocrosses? I sure am glad I went with the Nittos.

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Old Jun 14, 2002 | 07:37 PM
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Two and half track days. If I push hard they last 3-4 days at most in track events.
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