You can run up to 8" inch wheels on a Spit for Auto cross . You are limited
to 6" for road racing .
Andy
>From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
>Reply-To: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
>To: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>, <fot@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Spitfire Wheels
>Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 20:59:17 -0500
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
>To: fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, June 18, 2001 3:17 PM
>Subject: Spitfire Wheels
>
>
> >Since I cannot get Mark Bradakis to respond to my numerous inquiries, I
>am
>sending this question to the list.
> >
> >1. What is the widest 13" wheel that anyone has used successfully n a
>Spitfire for racing purposes (Particularly autocross)?
>
>6 inches.
>
>
>That's the rulebook max for both Racing and Solo.
>You can use any width tire you can cram onto it. Which is why they make 8"
>cantilevers.
>
> >2. What sources of wheels are available at reasonable prices?
>
>No such animal, it would seem. Wheels are expensive - BUT, if you don't
>abuse them you can make them last for many many years so the per-annum
>expenditure is quite reasonable and might be considered a one-time item.
>Try
>www.revolutionwheelsusa.com.
>
>I've been running my Spitfire in race trim for 30 years. It has only had
>two
>sets of wheels, and the only reason I bought the second set (Revolutions)
>was to lose 6 pounds per corner. The original set is still good and now is
>mounted with rain tires.
>
> >3. Is Mark in the business of actually "Selling" stuff?
>
>
>No, he is not. He may have some items from time to time, perhaps a Team.Net
>sticker or some stuff out of his garage, but retail sales is not his
>business. Fat Chance Garage is more his fanciful name for his competition
>efforts (with an outstanding logo: the Triumph badge rendered as a full
>beer
>mug). Last I heard he was still employed by University of Utah.
>
> >4. If the answer to 3 is yes, then how does he stay in business if he
>ignores his potential customers?
>
>
>His only real "customers" are the users of his many Team.Net mailing lists,
>who avail themselves of Mark's tireless efforts for free. It is said of
>free
>stuff that you get what you pay for, but in Mark's case we get far more!
>Thousands of us communicate through one man's volunteer efforts. Some of
>us,
>on occasion, respond when his equipment fund needs a jumpstart. He always
>promises that any excess will be diverted to the Fat Chance Garage Beer
>Fund. :-)
>
> >Regards,
> >Joe (C)
>
>
>--Rocky Entriken
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