<div dir="ltr"><div><img src="cid:ii_k50b1lqd0" alt="IMG_3345 (Large).jpg" width="188" height="141" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Amici,</div><div><br></div><div>Above is an image of the circa 1976 Goodyear Bluestreak Sportscar Special bias ply tires that came off the Spitfire. You can see they are about 25% wider and are not treaded.</div><div><br></div><div>The former driver could run about 1.5 seconds a lap faster with an FP car than our current DP TR4's are running at WIllow Springs.</div><div><br></div><div>Food for comparison...</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000">Brad Eells</font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000">Chino CA</font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000">#72 FP 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3</font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000">#35 DP 1962 Triumph TR4</font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000">1965 Triumph TR4A IRS...for the road!</font></b><br></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><font color="#000000"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1HyYLxa1_Lz_Q0kLM3GRJryNDgfOwZyUc&revid=0B9vVTDWaFCqFVmR6Q1FsMExZTHVLcHpja3BpSC9ucGcveHdJPQ" width="96" height="94"><br></font></b></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 4:36 PM <<a href="mailto:chasgee22@gmail.com">chasgee22@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">My car raced on slicks when it ran Trans Am in 1971. I Always found it strange that I can’t do the same now.<br><br><div dir="ltr">Chuck</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 4, 2020, at 4:14 PM, John H. Hasty via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<div dir="ltr"> Interesting, VARA is involved with an SVRA event in February here. They agreed to allow VARA members to run what tires they brung.
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<div>A touch more compromise given declining entries may be good for all vintage organizations...<br>
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<div dir="ltr">After way too much discussion, SVRA and the Kastner Cup Committee have come to a resolution that will allow the Hoosier R7 tires to be used at the Mid-Ohio event.</div>
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<div dir="ltr"> If you choose to use Hoosier R7 tires your car will run in group 12 in the weekends normal race groups and depending on you preparation level it will be 12a or 12b.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">This will provide everybody a competitive place to play all weekend and also allow everybody to run in the Kastner Cup on Sunday. SVRA has worked with us to proved a resolution to a difficult situation. Lets put this to bed. </div>
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