I would blame a combination of wheel alignment and GGF. I've definitely seen
GGF eat up hoosiers.
joey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Rowney" <daver@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
To: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Tire problem...
> Another data point: I ran my old car (BMW) with Michelin Pilot SX MXX3 N2
> tires for about 30 events, the majority at GGF, with no problems and about
> 1/2 tread wear. These tires were more heavily loaded than the problem
> Conti's. And they were faster, I think. They cost about $80 more per
tire
> than the Conti's.
>
> Dave
>
> At 10:28 AM 11/9/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >There will be some who blame GGF's surface. I don't have a clue. But they
> >could be right. Many claim the GGF surface tears up their tires. John and
I
> >have never had such a problem, but then we run slicks, different animals.
> >--Pat K
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