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Re: Tire wear! (was something else)

To: Barry Spencer <bspencer@tsoft.com>, navid kahangi
Subject: Re: Tire wear! (was something else)
From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 12:36:14 -0700
No camber needed. :)
--Pat K

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>From: "Barry Spencer" <bspencer@tsoft.com>
>To: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>, "Navid Kahangi"
<navid@interwoven.com>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Tire wear!  (was something else)
>Date: Wed, Jun 5, 2002, 12:36 PM
>

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
> To: "Navid Kahangi" <navid@interwoven.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: Tire wear! (was something else)
>
>
>> Maybe it's the Michelins. :) Our Goodyears hardly wore at all, too, and I
>> would attribute that to being comparatively lightweight and good camber
>> settings.
>
>> The ones that wore out were Hoosiers,
>
> Pat, The Hoosiers on the Europa didn't show any signs of wear at that event.
> That's right I was just there to watch :>))))
>
> Barry
>
>
>  and does relate to the lack
>> of camber available on the Camaro. I'm sure you Bimmer had excellent
> camber
>> settings. :)
>> --Pat K
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> >From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
>> >To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
>> >Subject: Tire wear!  (was something else)
>> >Date: Wed, Jun 5, 2002, 10:50 AM
>> >
>>
>> > That really puzzles me!  Why do people have such opposite experiences
> with
>> > tire ware at the same site?  We ran a brand new set of Michelins at the
>> > tour.  2 drivers, 12 runs, 1 spectacular spin.  The car weighed in at
>> > 3200lbs without the driver, so I wouldn't call it a lightweight.  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?
>> >
>> > --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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