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From: Tony Drews via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 17:58:31 -0500
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They are not entirely legal, (should be 15" 60 series).  The only 
remaining 15" 60 series tire I can run is the Hoosier Speedster at $1000 
per set and last me 1.5 race weekends.  Economics dictate that I "cheat" 
on this one.

- Tony

On 7/9/2021 4:51 PM, Brian Schirano via Fot wrote:
> Same here for Hoosiers, if I have the help I'll have them check the 
> pressures immediately off the track, maybe at black flag station, go 
> around the car and set to the desired hot, then they are preset for 
> next session.
> BTW, you might check those tires will be legal, my recollection is 60 
> series is as fat as we can go in Vintage
>
> On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 5:37 PM Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net 
>
>     I run 205-60/13s on the GT6.  I called Toyo tech a while back, and
>     they told me the tires like to run at about 35-36 pounds hot (this
>     was the R888s - I assume the Rs are similar, which is what I run
>     now).  Iâ??ve found that the tires will gain 6-7 pounds from cold to
>     hot.  Varies by corner- on most tracks I start my left front  a
>     little lower because it gets the biggest workout, right rear higher.
>
>     BTW, Iâ??m not sure what you are switching from, but if itâ??s
>     Hoosiers, these like more camber.  I have about 2.5 degrees
>     negative front and rear.  Actually closer to 3 on the fronts.  Be
>     interesting to see what the Tr6 drivers say.
>
>
>     On Jul 9, 2021, at 5:26 PM, finishing Touch via Fot
>
>     For my TR6, I am switching over to Toyo Proxies R888R 205/50/15
>     tires. If anyone has experience with these, what would be a good
>     (cold) tire pressure to begin with?
>
>     Thanks,
>     Mike Kurtz
>     1970 TR6
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    <p>They are not entirely legal, (should be 15" 60 series).  The only
      remaining 15" 60 series tire I can run is the Hoosier Speedster at
      $1000 per set and last me 1.5 race weekends.  Economics dictate
      that I "cheat" on this one.</p>
    <p>- Tony<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/9/2021 4:51 PM, Brian Schirano via
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      <div dir="auto">Same here for Hoosiers, if I have the help I'll
        have them check the pressures immediately off the track, maybe
        at black flag station, go around the car and set to the desired
        hot, then they are preset for next session.
        <div dir="auto">BTW, you might check those tires will be legal,
          my recollection is 60 series is as fat as we can go in Vintage</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 5:37 PM
          Scott Janzen via Fot &lt;<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net";
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          <div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">I
            run 205-60/13s on the GT6.  I called Toyo tech a while back,
            and they told me the tires like to run at about 35-36 pounds
            hot (this was the R888s - I assume the Rs are similar, which
            is what I run now).  Iâ??ve found that the tires will gain 6-7
            pounds from cold to hot.  Varies by corner- on most tracks I
            start my left front  a little lower because it gets the
            biggest workout, right rear higher. 
            <div><br>
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            <div>BTW, Iâ??m not sure what you are switching from, but if
              itâ??s Hoosiers, these like more camber.  I have about 2.5
              degrees negative front and rear.  Actually closer to 3 on
              the fronts.  Be interesting to see what the Tr6 drivers
              say.<br>
              <div><br>
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                  <div>On Jul 9, 2021, at 5:26 PM, finishing Touch via
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                    <div>For my TR6, I am switching over to Toyo Proxies
                      R888R 205/50/15 tires. If anyone has experience
                      with these, what would be a good (cold) tire
                      pressure to begin with?<br>
                      <br>
                      Thanks,<br>
                      Mike Kurtz<br>
                      1970 TR6<br>
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