Originally Posted by odpurple

Removing the excess tire sauce from your tires before getting on the track is a must, whether you do it with a rag in the pits or on a burn-out pad. Leaving lines of tire sauce on any portion of the track is a big no-no and against the rules pretty much everywhere. NorCal is so lax about enforcing rules you may have not heard this before, but it is a good rule and to everyone's benefit not to go on the track with wet tires