Dave,
I bought the one on my truck three or so years ago from one of the vendors
at WOS. I'm sure they will be out there again in 2000.
See you on the salt,
Wes
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> From: "David Haller" <dhaller@techline.com>
> To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>,
<SaltyCuda@aol.com>,<land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Hello, Shaved tires, and Happy New Whatever
> Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 16:00:33 -0800
>
>Hey There,
>Just surfin around waiting to be called out for the so called y2k stuff,
>police wise that is, and found a neat bumper sticker I think. It said "Salt
>is for racin asphalt is for gettin there". Where can I find one these to
>buy? It says it all for this group,
>Dave Haller #93 C/GAlt
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
>To: <SaltyCuda@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 12:36 PM
>Subject: Re: Hello, Shaved tires, and Happy New Whatever
>
>
>> Well Hey Jim welcome to the List.... and another Two Club Member... cool
>>
>> sure nice to see folks jump in.... and Happy new Year to you and
yours....
>> be Careful going out tonight... Keith
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <SaltyCuda@aol.com>
>> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 1:34 PM
>> Subject: Hello, Shaved tires, and Happy New Whatever
>>
>>
>> > Hello group,
>> >
>> > I'm the owner/driver (Phil Grisotti shares the driving chores) of #82
>> Salty
>> > 'cuda. This car has set a few records at El Mirage and Bonneville over
>> the
>> > last decade, getting me in both "2" clubs, and although Phil set a
>record
>> at
>> > B-ville at 216, he is only in the dirty two club; so far. We are in
the
>> > Lakers Car Club.
>> >
>> > I've enjoyed reading the LSR e-mail back and forth for several weeks
>now,
>> and
>> > finally decided to jump in.
>> >
>> > On shaved tires, Nate at Nate Jones Firestone in Long Beach has
>perfected
>> the
>> > art of tire shaving. He not only does it to reduce the tire weight at
>the
>> > circumference, but to shape the tire. He has years of experience in
>this
>> and
>> > has recently been shaping some of the streamliner/lakester teams'
tires.
>> > They are attempting to control the footprint size/shape at speed with
>all
>> the
>> > down-force, and tire growth factored in.
>> >
>> > Nate can share a lot on care and feeding of LSR tires as well. He
>> recommends
>> > filling them with Nitrogen gas instead of air, and between meets,
taking
>> the
>> > weight off them, bagging them in plastic, filling the bag with
Nitrogen,
>> > storing them flat on a cool surface like on the floor of the root
>cellar,
>> > with only enough air pressure to hold the shape, like 20 psi. The
>intent
>> is
>> > to keep the ozone and other bad things in the air we breath, from
>> penetrating
>> > the rubber, and to keep the natural oils in the rubber from
out-gassing.
>> >
>> > Lastly, Happy New Year/Century, and the start of a year long New
>> Millennium
>> > celebration.
>> >
>> > Jim Snyder in La Habra, CA
>> >
>>
>
>
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