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RE: CA Tire Standard Issue Update

To: "John Kelly" <76067.1750@compuserve.com>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>,
Subject: RE: CA Tire Standard Issue Update
From: "Rick Brown" <rbrown7@covad.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 21:31:16 -0700
Just run 20" rims without tires.  The sparks would make underbody neon
lighting unneccesary and the slippage every time you accelerated or braked
would be like spinners.

-- Rick Brown



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John Kelly
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:32 PM
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net; Kevin McCormick
> Subject: FW: CA Tire Standard Issue Update
>
>
> RE: Tire standards.
>
>         It will be possible to increase the hardness of tires to improve
> mileage. In fact you can make them so hard they would probably require a
> hardness number somewhere north of 1000.
>         The fuel-saving benefit will be countered by the crashes among the
> populace who will find their vehicle braking distances have also increased
> significantly. Thus look for more banged up sheet metal especially during
> any situation where there is water on road surfaces.
>
>         This deal looks like an entreprenuerial pitch for state tax money
> similar to the tobacco tax money giveaway. Oh, and the recycled oil pitch.
> Both worthy causes generate large incomes for the hired ad agencies and
> their supporters.
>
> --John Kelly






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