Dunlop has introduced a 15" 60 series radial for racing. Roger Kraus Racing
(west of the Mississippi) at 510-582-5031 and SASCO Motorsports (east) at
434-822-7200 carry the tire called D84J. I discussed them with Roger at
Kraus. He's what he said:
Tire is made in the UK, full tread, 8/32", recommend shaving for racing.
Lower performance than the A008R, not a "full shouldered" tire and a little
narrower. They tested shaved tires against YOKOs and ran 2 secs slower/lap
(if he named the track, I didn't note it). They had a 356 driver (Steve
Schmidt) test them vs Hoosier TDs at Las Vegas and he ran 4 secs faster on
the Dunlops.
Tire is in stock at Kraus. $190 per and $10 to shave. Compares to $180 for
the 5.50 TD. (Glad I can still get some races out of my last A008's. They
were a real deal at $118/tire!!!)
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