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Re: Tire wear! (was something else)

To: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
Subject: Re: Tire wear! (was something else)
From: Yeoh Yiu <squid@panix.com>
Date: 07 Jun 2002 22:22:01 -0400
Koosiers and Humhos have wear ratings of four dozen or so.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/michelin/mi_pilot_sport_cup.jsp
doesn't tell me anything about wear ratings, and
http://www.michelin.com/portail/index.jsp doesn't tell me anything about tires 
(!).

What's the wear rating of your Michelins ?

squid.
my  MINI wears its front tires at least three times faster than its rears.
The front tires spin three times faster, too.

Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com> writes:

> 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

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