-----Original Message-----
From: washburn <washburn@dwave.net>
To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: Tire (A) siping
>Jamie Sculerati wrote:
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jason Bowles <jbowles@carol.net>
>>
>> >Anyone try this with race tires? not worth anything?
>>
>> I don't see that this would gain you anything on dry pavement. If I
>> understand siping correctly, it's to provide more edges to break up the
>> water film under the tire in wet and snowy conditions -- that is, to
prevent
>> hydroplaning and improve wet traction. In the dry, uninterrupted rubber
is
>> better.
>
>Oh....I thought you were talking about somehow attaching Mark Sipe to
>your tire treads. Never mind.
No, but it's an intriguing idea -- improved traction by application of heat
to the pavement.... :)
Jamie
'92 Prelude Si
Speed Demon Racing
http://www.mindspring.com/~jsculerati/sdr
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