[Fot] Praise for Hoosier Racing Tire

[BillDentin at aol.com]

In a message dated 03/29/2013 5:26:24 AM Central Standard Time, 
yellow04 at tr4racer.com writes:


> I had a Speedster that lost air faster than they usually do, it turned 
> out 
> to be leaking through the sidewall. 

It's been my experience that losing air through the sidewall of racing 
tires is sure not uncommon.  For years while I was still running original ARW 
Silverstone mags on my TR3, I would carefully wash and inspect each wheel and 
tire looking for cracks in the spokes between events.  I was always amazed 
to see all of the soap air bubbles that would surface from the sidewalls of 
each tire during the washing process.  It made me aware that I was constantly 
losing some air through the sidewalls.  Dunlop has been our tire of choice 
down through the years (they look so damn'd British), but we've run Goodyear 
and Hoosier sets as well.  We have yet to experience what I would call 
unacceptable air loss through the sidewalls...but we are aware of the issue and 
sure check tire pressures carefully between sessions.

Bill Dentinger