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Re: Tech Questions

To: "Clay, Dale" <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
Subject: Re: Tech Questions
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:50:00 -0700
Yes, stock oem, Dunlop Sportmax's

Nothing I run is as good or as fast
as what is available,  plus I am stupid,
see I am going for one of those
"most improved"  awards,  sandbagging
 but unintentionally,  evidentally

Joe :)

Clay, Dale wrote:

>Good info, Joe.  Don't you use Dunlops?
>
>Dale C.
>
>               -----Original Message-----
>               From:   Joe Amo [mailto:jkamo@rap.midco.net]
>               Sent:   Saturday, March 09, 2002 5:34 PM
>               To:     rtmack
>               Cc:     landspeedracer; John Szalay;
>land-speed@autox.team.net
>               Subject:        Re: Tech Questions
>
>               RT, this isnt the answer you requested but....
>                is their a particular reason you are going to
>               pursue shaving tires, when a ZR rated tire
>               has been shown to work great in the 225mph
>               range,  perhaps you are shooting beyond this speed??
>               We use OEM ZR rated tire on our 222+ mph
>               runs,  original stock tire,  22,000 miles + on it,
>
>               and one of the fastest ever on two wheels  who
>               has run shaved and ZR wants me to find him another
>               ZR like mine,  after his 20 years plus of running for speed
>               and inspecting tires,  he is convinced that the ZR rated
>tires
>               are the way to go.
>
>               In addition one of our motorcycle vets spoke with with
>               an engineer at one of the top bike tire makers about what
>               they would recommend for sustained land speed running
>               and they offered that the best tire for our uses
>               is a bone stock OEM zr tire like is on the Hayabusa,  as it
>               would have better integrity for our purposes than the tire
>they
>               spec for 500 GP roadracing
>
>               Joe :)
>
>               rtmack wrote:
>
>               >List:
>               >I really liked Keith's direction on this thread-- and there
>are a whole passle of
>               >things I don't know about LSR-- but I've been slow to
>respond because I've been
>               >just plain busy.  So here is my first question:
>               >
>               >Can anybody give me a step-by-step procedure on how to
>"shave" a (originally
>               >treaded) motorcycle tire for LSR-- with the objects of
>keeping sufficient rubber
>               >over the cords, and keeping perfect roundness?  I would
>prefer info from someone
>               >who has real experience with the actual task.  (I suspect I
>can guess at good
>               >ways to approach the problem as well as anyone).
>               >
>               >I'm planning on beginning with roadracing radials, if that
>makes any difference.
>               >Thanks in advance.
>               >Russ Mack
>               >
>               >>>At 07:17 PM 2/26/02 -0600, Keith Turk wrote:
>               >>>
>               >>>>Just out of curiousity everyone here know everything
>there is to know
>               >>>>
>               >>about
>               >>
>               >>>>the subject of Land Speed Racing?    I ask the question
>to illicit a
>               >>>>negative response obviously...... So if you don't know
>everything why not
>               >>>>ask the questions you can form in your own mind....

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