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P.S. It's usually not recommended to drive a repaired flat tire at a track event. However in my early cheap days tracking I would often drive on a well repaired flat and monitored the tire pressure religiously after every session.

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J-Dub wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:58 pm Do you remember that story that started with so I trailed my car to the event..... me either :lol: . Life happens and I always try to make the best of it. The drive to the track was actually the first road trip, first time I packed the car, first time I put gas in it etc.

The the roll pin that was in the tire was real metal :) I was a bit surprised how hard it was to get the tire plug in the tire, I did not want to use the rasp and make the hole any bigger than necessary. It held for the rest of the track day, the next day at the track, the drive home etc. In fact I think I will let it be. Next track day is next weekend, 8 days.
You mean that you were able to continue the track day? That's a heck of a repair! Proud of you - I might of wussed out. As TRACKNUT said, it's not wise. I try to avoid anything like that.

Then again I've tracked on what's arguably just as bad or worse, sometimes unknowingly. I've also run well into the cords and stuck with it - just drove home carefully.

The first two pics were on the inside sidewall so I didn't even know about it until I got home and rotated side-to-side as I always do. Big screw went through tire and pushed into sidewall, bulging it there but not pushing through. Tire was down a few pounds when I left early morning so I knew something might not have right, but pushed on anyway. Eighty or so miles to the track, 122 on-track miles that day and 80+ miles back home No idea how the tire held but it did. (I was slowly losing air all day.)

The second is pic is what I'm driving on tomorrow - going to track in the morning. Again on the inside tire wall near the bead that I didn't know about until home and rotated last month. I think I'll be fine tomorrow - the two pieces that sliced off are fairly thin. No idea what happened.

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Looking at that last picture, I also have no idea what happened. Maybe low pressure and track curbing? Regardless you are going to track it tomorrow, have fun with it..... because if we are not having fun what is the point. I am at the age where I forget to play and enjoy. This car reminds me of that and I don't want to stop listening.
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TRACKNUT wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:06 pm This is one of my biggest beefs about newer Porsches and in fact most new cars today and they have completely eliminated a spare or safety spare tire under the guise of saving weight, space but really more about money.
I agree. Both my Cayman and our Audi hybrid have no spare. The Audi did come with a scissor jack, so I have a tote bag with the jack, a big breaker bar with both 17 & 19 mm sockets, and a good plug kit. I move the tote bag to whichever car I'm taking out on the open road. Too many spots here in Oregon with cell coverage holes.
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J-Dub wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:22 pm Looking at that last picture, I also have no idea what happened. Maybe low pressure and track curbing? Regardless you are going to track it tomorrow, have fun with it..... because if we are not having fun what is the point. I am at the age where I forget to play and enjoy. This car reminds me of that and I don't want to stop listening.
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I'm probably past that age that you are referring to but yes, I keep doing it. And, as you stated, that's the way it should be. There are already enough challenges, so some play is mandatory!

The tire (which was on the right front that day) does look as though the outside of a curb might have been the culprit that got the inside tire and wheel. So far it's been about the only plausible explanation I've come up with. It had rained the night of and early morning, so ground was soft - wouldn't have supported well if over the curb and the last left onto the front straight is a bit of a deep dive. Pressures were good - I'm obsessive with knowing where pressures are.
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Larry C wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 3:24 pm It does get colder (and hotter) than the car’s plastic pieces. Also, it tastes like chicken.😉😉
Getting back to your thread's subject Larry...

Tastes like chicken? I guess I need to sample the paddles on mine. :)

I know plastic is ubiquitous but I would be surprised (and disappointed) if the paddle shifters were not aluminum. They need to be sturdy - I'm fairly certain that they are as they should be - aluminum!

(Or as our British friends would say, Al-U-Many-Um.) :angel:
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What about the interior door pulls, are those aluminum or plastic?
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Fred718gts wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 2:00 am What about the interior door pulls, are those aluminum or plastic?
thanks!
When I tap them with my key they make a metallic ‘ding’ sound. I vote aluminum but I’ve been fooled before.
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