[Fot] Tubes in racing tires.

[robertten1 at aol.com]

 Shouldn't have to use a tube in radial tires at all, street or race.? Save the weight and eliminate the tubes all around, radials are heavy enough.? As far as failure, if no visible puncture through the tire into the tube I could only guess.

Best of luck,
Bob T.
( Toyo R888 as rains w/ no tubes)


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: steve <colordog.1 at earthlink.net>
To: Jerry Barr <jerrybarr at charter.net>; .Triumph List <FOT at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Aug 17, 2009 3:36 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Tubes in racing tires.










I thought tubes are for wire wheel cars only.  

~Steve

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jerry Barr <jerrybarr at charter.net>
>Sent: Aug 17, 2009 11:46 AM
>To: ".Triumph List" <FOT at autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Fot] Tubes in racing tires.
>
>Scott and I are sharing a Spitfire 1500 with Panasport rims and  
>Yokohama Advan A048 tires with radial tubes. We have had 2 tube  
>failures in the last 2 races. I took the tire to the on track tire  
>store and the technician was asking why we are using tubes it this  
>tire. I had no real answer except that is what we alway did, he told  
>me there is no real reason to use a tube in a radial race tire. What  
>is your opinion?
>
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