Eric,
Tisk Tisk.........
>
>C'mon folks, what modern DOT tire intended for use on street cars doesn't
>have steel belts or at least 4 plies in the tread area? Betcha Kumho,
Toyo,
>Michelin, Pirelli or even the now defunct BFG R compound tires wouldn't
have
>any problems passing the proposed new testing standards.
>
I find it interesting that BFG warned and then asked the SCCA to ban the use
of their "modern" DOT tire at places like Texas World Speedway in club
racing
a few years back. Hoosier didn't and doesn't have a problem with this. My
guess
is that the Hoosier would do just fine.
Your view that a tire needs steel belts and mult-plys to be a "modern" tire
doesn't
take into consideration that a REAL racing tire - Radial or Bias Ply - has
neither
of these elements in it's carcass. Many of the design elements you hold as
superior are what make the Hoosier DOT radial a better tire by not using
them.
Things like light weight, predictable breakaway etc. Ask anyone that races
in IT
or Touring.....Hoosiers are the best tire at the start and the end of a
race.
ANY legislation that increases the manufacturing costs for a racing tire
supplier is
a bad thing. You may not like the company or it's products but from my
stand point,
no other manufacturer has done more for the sport than Hoosier. Especially
for
those of use that race on slicks.
Scott Peterson
CP 117
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