Do softer tyres puncture more easily?

[Krosis Priest]

Not sure if this is just coincidence/bad luck, but it seems to me that soft tyres puncture really easily (while the few times I use hard tyres, I don't think they ever did). Is that actually how it works and worth considering, or just my luck?

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

I tend to use softs when its just a single stage between services. If its 2 stages mediums, if its 3 hards.

Maybe if you are running softs for multiple stages they can wear out and puncture. For me the grip falls off in stage 2 too much, so i never pushed them to 3 stages :)

[Krosis Priest]

Yeah I follow a pretty similar principle, I tend to use soft tyres if it's just one (not too long) stage. And wonder if this is an actual difference or for some reason I just have a tendency to blow up my tyres more when I use softs.

[COMbine]

Not quite. Softer tires wear more quickly whicn in turn makes them easier to puncture. A pristine soft tire is just as likely to pop as a prristine hard tire.

[p622 | RTP]

Once I drove 8 stages with one set of softs.
First 2 short stages were absolutely fine, the third one and the fourth one were a bit slippery and the others were quite tough. They were still driveable but very very slippery. I was worrying about getting a puncture but did not happen, only lost a massive amount of time compared to a new set.

[Krosis Priest]

Originally posted by COMbine:

Not quite. Softer tires wear more quickly whicn in turn makes them easier to puncture. A pristine soft tire is just as likely to pop as a prristine hard tire.

Ah okay, that's pretty much what I was wondering. Thanks.

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Originally posted by p622:

Once I drove 8 stages with one set of softs.
First 2 short stages were absolutely fine, the third one and the fourth one were a bit slippery and the others were quite tough. They were still driveable but very very slippery. I was worrying about getting a puncture but did not happen, only lost a massive amount of time compared to a new set.

Something i have noticed is that if im cliping the edges of stages, not rocks just using the "rough" bit at the edge of the stage. Thats when I see punctures pretty reliably.

Im thinking all the sharp puncture causing stones are out there, thrown off the middle of the track by other cars/trucks using the trails when the rally isnt happening.

Maybe they coded it a bit like that. Id first think thats a bit too much effort for the devs, but when they have the windscreen crack on hard landing i dont put anything past them :D