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Racing turns thousands of dollars into tire smoke

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In most vehicles, rubber is expected to last years. In a high-speed racing loop, massive budgets are literally burned onto the asphalt in a matter of laps. Teams spend eye-watering amounts of money cycling through specialized rubber compounds during a single event. It is an incredibly wasteful economic reality where thousands of dollars are converted into smoke and discarded just to maintain a slight grip advantage.

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