Race Control – May 2019

RACE CONTROL • 19

TIRE TRACKER: CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS ROUND 2

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Primary: 7 sets per entry (Does not include rookie set)
Alternate: 4 sets per entry

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CARA’S NOTE

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Cara Adams, Chief Engineer, Bridgestone Americas Motorsports

THE FUN FIRESTONE FACT
To drive continued innovation

in Firestone race tire
technology and identify the

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Firestone Race Tire Engineering

team conducts approximately
170 laser track scans each year.

These scans cover more than
82,000 square inches of track

surface, which is the equivalent
of analysing every tiny detail
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