Re: Racing Tires

[JWoesvra@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/10/02 9:22:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 356drb@indy.net 
writes:


> Doesn't Coker sell the period correct
> Michelins?  Are they SVRA legal Jack?
> 
> Personally, I like my 5.50 Hoosiers much better than the ten year old
> Goodyear Bluestreaks that I ran the first couple years.  The 4.50 x 16
> Firestone bias plys on the 55 coupe are pretty awful too.
> 

Hi Lee,

Yes I would say that anything that Coker sells is probably legal. Firestone 
came out with the first really wide racing tires in 1966 and I saw them on 
356's. They had a "chikin scratch" tread like a Goodyear G7. They were simple 
called Firestone Indy's and were the prototype for the Wide Oval which was 
the first 70 series tire.

How 'bout them Terps?

jw

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