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    Default November photo

    Mmmm...sticker tires....
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    Default Which got me wonderin'

    I peel the labels off, probably a hold over from my motorcycle days.

    How many folks leave the stickiers on, and why if there is a reason?

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    Quote Originally Posted by glenn cooper View Post
    I peel the labels off, probably a hold over from my motorcycle days.

    How many folks leave the stickiers on, and why if there is a reason?
    So you can psych out the competition when they see you rolling down the pit lane with all your stickers spinning in perfect formation?
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    Quote Originally Posted by glenn cooper View Post
    I peel the labels off, probably a hold over from my motorcycle days.

    How many folks leave the stickiers on, and why if there is a reason?
    I've heard you should leave them on to prevent the glue residue from picking up trash in the paddock on the way to the grid, but then what would I know about sticker tires!
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    I used to peel them off and keep them as momentos but that got old and cluttered after a few years. Now I leave them on and watch them as they wear off to check on camber! Once in damp but not rain tire conditions, it was clear that the car had too much negative camber for that situation.
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    We leave the stickers on because there's no need to remove them. Laziness? Maybe, but it does give me a kind of gauge when on track when it's ok to push the car hard.
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    Take them off. I don't want anything to decrease adhesion.

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