>I suspect it might have something to do with size of
>the tire vs vehicle wieght. I seem to remember reading
>about Porsche negotiating with rule makers to get
>wider tires allowed on its cars in the early 90's to
>improve the tire wear in long races.
oh yeah, im sure thats the ONLY reason :)
-james c
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Gruner" <algruner@yahoo.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: Tire wear! (was something else)
> > The tires
> > were barely used. In fact, I used the same tires
> > for 15 more really hot
> > track sessions and I still have life left in them.
> >
> > So what gives?
>
> I suspect it might have something to do with size of
> the tire vs vehicle wieght. I seem to remember reading
> about Porsche negotiating with rule makers to get
> wider tires allowed on it's cars in the early 90's to
> improve the tire wear in long races.
>
> >
> > --Navid
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: John F. Kelly Jr.
> > [mailto:76067.1750@compuserve.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 8:14 AM
> > > To: bchafin@attglobal.net;
> > donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net; WM P KINCY
> > > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net; boris@elpiner.net;
> > lollipop487@attbi.com
> > > Subject: Re: Events at Castle (Was: Gravel at
> > Golden Gate Fields)
> > >
> > >
> > > -------------------- Begin Original Message
> > --------------------
> > >
> > > Message text written by "WM P KINCY"
> > >
> > > "The posts had me thinking that Castle may have
> > been repaved.
> > >
> > > Perry"
> > >
> > >
> > > -------------------- End Original Message
> > --------------------
> > >
> > > Not the case. It's the same concrete.
> > > Pat and I wore out a brand new set of Hoosiers on
> > our Camaro during a
> > > Divisional on that site. The $750 price tag tire
> > budget blown
> > > in two days
> > > made us wary about running that car there again.
> > >
> > > Prior to the Tour, event chair Chris Cox made sure
> > it was swept with a
> > > mechanicval sweeper to remove the top layer.
> > >
> > > --John kelly
> > >
> > > --John Kelly
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