Tire Surface Issue

So this rim was forgotten at the bottom of a stack for 5 months and when I pulled it out I noticed the surface of the tire had a two slight indentations on one side. Tire is brand new as you can see and doesn't seem to have lost any air barring normal leakage. The lighting exaggerates the imperfections a little but I can't make a call.

Would you run it on the track?

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What model of tire is it?
And I'm guessing that it's a indentation mark from storage? Hard to tell from the pictures though.

 

I would think you might feel that at lean. Not sure it would matter other than that.

 

Sorry it's a Dunlop Q3+, yup from storage.

The 1st and 3rd pictures are of the same mark.

That's what I'm worried about, maybe give it a go for an easy session and take it from there......

 

IMHO I would let it warm up/stand for a few days then check it again, and I would expect it will disappear or lessen in size.

 

Probably not if it's really just an indentation from storage

 

if in doubt, throw it out. the doubt alone will be in your mind when you kick it over on a knee.

 

It's totaled. Give it to me.

 

Yeah do this and then go buy a set of the new Pirelli trackday tires

 

Thanks for the feedback to all.
Definitely planning on trying those new Pirellis at some point this year.

 

I had that happen to a Pirelli and it went away with time..a couple weeks sitting... —Think some heat and a ride will put it right in shape. And I bet you are not on that edge first lap anyway - well maybe you are...

 

does the embossed Dunlop logo not indicate direction of the tire?

 

Thanks, yeah I always take it easy the first few laps.

 

It does.

 

I would highly doubt that would be an issue or that you would even feel it.

 

tires get indentations from traveling in the trailer tire rack all the time... once heated up you won't ever know it's there.

 

The only thing that would keep me from running that on the track is the D on the side. And that is just historical hatred from the squishy vague feeling Dunlops from the late 80's and early 90's.

 

Always had lines on the tires from storage rack, no big deal, warm it up and it will likely return to normal.

 

Odd. I feel the same way about those French marshmallow man tires.

 

Thats because you are stoopid!