<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>What Rocky said. As a budget racer TT has kept me on the track for years!Mike</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Rocky Entriken <rocky@spitfire4.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Robert M. Lang <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Scott Janzen <Janzen@REcatalyst.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph
<fot@autox.team.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:49 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Fot] cantilever slicks<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>Formula V -- I used to sell the stuff for many years (retired now) and still <br>use it. My experience is people who said the tires went off didn't do it <br>enough. My analogy is the tire is like a hard dried sponge, infuse it with <br>enough of the right liquid and it's soft again. I'd juice mine until the <br>stuff ran off and it just would not soak in any more (paint on a treatment, <br>wait an hour, repeat). For multi-day events, one coat (and ONLY one) in the <br>paddock overnight to refresh them. Almost always used my tires until the <br>cord showed up.<br><br>--Rocky Entriken<br><br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From: "Robert M. Lang" <<a href="mailto:lang@isis.mit.edu"
ymailto="mailto:lang@isis.mit.edu">lang@isis.mit.edu</a>><br>To: "Scott Janzen" <<a href="mailto:Janzen@REcatalyst.com" ymailto="mailto:Janzen@REcatalyst.com">Janzen@REcatalyst.com</a>><br>Cc: "'Friends of Triumph' Triumph" <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" ymailto="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br>Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:01 AM<br>Subject: Re: [Fot] cantilever slicks<br><br><br>> On Tue, 17 Sep 2013, Scott Janzen wrote:<br>><br>>> so, I'm planning on breaking out the ex-Schneider-Bond-Wheeler TR4 for a <br>>> couple of runs this fall - debating whether I need new tires. There's <br>>> plenty of rubber left on the Goodyear Eagles (23x9x15), but as you might <br>>> know, Goodyear doesn't make these anymore and haven't for a few years, so <br>>> I think they are 4-5 years old, minimum (no date codes). Should I soften <br>>> them up with Formula V (tire
softener), or spring for a new set of <br>>> Hoosiers? Not going vintage at this point - with the suspension setup, <br>>> the fiberglass flares, etc, I'm going to keep the car as it is.<br>>><br>>> I don't have any experience with tires like this . . . can I milk them <br>>> for a bit longer or have they aged out?<br>><br>> You can get away with traction compound, but you def. won't get optimal <br>> performance from the tires. The other problem is that after you "juice" <br>> the tires, you get only a few laps before they start going off. Or at <br>> least that's my experience.<br>><br>> If you want tires on a budget, try using some cast-off Hoosier R45 <br>> compound 23x9.5x15's. The used tires guys usually have some.<br>><br>> regards,<br>> rml<br>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> Bob Lang
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