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Old 02-10-2010, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by InspGadgt
Why would they treat the track with WD40?
It softens the actual asphalt oil that binds the rock/gravel/sand aggregate and increases traction...pretty dramatically. This only works on clean indoor asphalt tracks where the asphalt never oxidizes (no rain, UV exposure indoors).
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