[Fot] TR4 tire & rim size for Speedsters

[Robert Lang]

On Tue, 5 May 2009, Kramer, Robert wrote:

> Tim,

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> little more rolling resistance than I would with the 185's? Would that help me
> on long straigths and not hurt me in the turns?

The wider tire should allow you to get better turn-in and better corner 
speeds. That should translate to higher corner exit speeds and therefor 
higher speeds at the end of the straight.

But then again, I'm not an engineer.

:-)

rml
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