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Re: [Fot] TR4 tire & rim size for Speedsters

To: "Kramer, Robert" <RKramer@rdoequipment.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 tire & rim size for Speedsters
From: Robert Lang <lang@isis.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 18:21:34 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 5 May 2009, Kramer, Robert wrote:

> Tim,

[stuff deleted]

> little more rolling resistance than I would with the 185's? Would that help me
> on long straigths and not hurt me in the turns?

The wider tire should allow you to get better turn-in and better corner 
speeds. That should translate to higher corner exit speeds and therefor 
higher speeds at the end of the straight.

But then again, I'm not an engineer.

:-)

rml
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