I'm going to be trying the Hoosiers this weekend--the 5.50 15s. I've heard
good things about them. A driver I respect (Tony Garmey) put them on the
TR3 Devin that's in the Hart collection and said they were worth a couple
of seconds at PIR over the TA's that he used to run. I've got a set of
totally thrashed TAs that I'm taking off to switch to the Hoosiers. I'll
let you know what I think.
I loved the Yokos myself. My last set was toast early last year.
You could always go the rock-hard Dunlops that they require at the
Monterey Historics. they sure teach you a lot about car handling--you
spend all your time chasing the tires. Makes you respect those early
racers all the more.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald D. Boone [mailto:boone@DIAC.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 6:33 PM
To: Mark J Bradakis
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Tires
> I haven't seen any discussion from the group and I'm feeling frustrated
> with what seems to be very few options on tires. All I can find in a
> race tire that will fit under my TR4 are the Hoosier Vintage 5:50 15.
> The Yoko's that I used to run have been discontinued and noone seems to
> have anything in a 15" 60 series tire. The only other options in the
> Hoosiers jump to 2:15 in radials and 2:25 in the bias. Both those
> options recommend a minimum rim width of 7" and are taller and wider
> and, I'm afraid, would present clearance problems..
Can anyone suggest anything else that is out there and has provided good
performance. I understand that a lot of the 911 Porches have the same
problem. I'm looking for a tire that will mount on either 5 1/2" or 6 "
rims. The Vintage Hoosiers are a 77.6" circumference and a 6 1/2" tread
width. I can probably stand a little size increase, but not a ton.
A second part of the question is which regulating groups require 60
series tires. There seem to be some additional options in the 50 series
tires in the 15" sizes. Are most of the clubs requiring the 60 series?
Thanks,
Ron Boone
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