I know that Steve Mieritz was on radials in Peru - CSP has been
the main reason that I've considered trying biasplys, but after
Steve's showing, I dunno.
>From what (non scientific) research I've done, the radials seem to
be faster on concrete(significantly), about the same on asphalt,
and slower than the BPs on crappy asphalt/low grip/damp conditions.
Feel is another story. I've not really given the biasplys a fair
shake, but I've spoken with a good number of people who have, and
so far, most would agree with the above, I believe. Names omitted
to avoid putting words in their mouth.
Steve won CSP by .9, though - pretty convincing(OTOH, Kevin beat me
by 1.2, same car, same tires, so who knows...). *He* seemed to
like them, though:).
Iain Mannix
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Linnhoff, Eric wrote:
> Hmm, I wonder what percentages of CSP uses the radials versus the bias ply
> Hoosiers?
>
> Just curious. It's mostly a matter of personal preferences and what feels
> good to each driver, right? Other than the facts that bias ply tires are
> intolerant of too-narrow wheels but don't need a lot of neg camber and the
> radials need some negative camber to work but will work on narrower wheels.
>
> So why choose one caracass construction over the other?
>
> Eric Linnhoff in KC
> 1998 Dodge Neon R/T
> #69 DS #13 TLS
> eric10mm@qni.com
>
> "I ask sir, who is the militia? It is the whole people...To disarm the
> people, that is the best and most effective way to enslave them..." -
> George Mason
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 225/45-13 on the first three cars, Pilson's car has 225/50-13,
> Mark Sommer's car has 225/45-13 biasplys(everyone else is
> using radials).
>
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