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Originally Posted by freebeard
Admittedly an edge case, but is does show the hysterisis.
The picture I wanted to find, and failed, is of a top fuel dragster heating up the tires so It's not even rolling. The rear end bobs up and down similar to a cat about to pounce. They grow 3-4 inches before what you did see.
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Sounds like highly damaging "tire shake", seen for years but not yet well understood, but something highly avoided in racing. A similar condition is seen in heavy braking and its called wheel hop, more of a suspension windup/release issue.