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I would agree on a spec "old timey" tire as well. If everyone were on =
the hard compound Dunlops it would save wear and tear on the vehicle =
and, as you said, put everyone on the same playing field. I also agree =
that locking eveyone into a single supplier is not a good thing.
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Our avocation, be it racing or driving our vintage street cars, is at a =
crossroads, and tires are a very big part of the problem. As new cars =
go to ever increasing rim diameters, and ever decreasing aspect ratios =
for the tire mounted on those rims, tire manufacturers slowly phase out =
older sizes. It's even difficult to get high performance street tires =
in some 60 series 15 inch sizes now.
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I don't know what the answer is. =20
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What I do know is that a TR2/3/4/5/6 looks silly with 17" rims and 50 =
series rubber on it.
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Hang in there folks.
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Terry Stetler
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Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Tires
I agree with Terry, but go a step further. I think 50 profile tires on a =
"vintage" race car is outrageous. We're I in charge, you'd all be on 70 =
profile tires. Tall, skinny tires. It would be exciting and far more =
like the way things were.=20
So too having a spec tire for our cars. Everyone one the same tire =
levels the field. It would be great. A downside is NO COMPETITION FROM =
SUPPLIERS. We'd be a captured group of buyers.
But... That's none of that is going to happen.
Bill Dentinger
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<DIV>I would agree on a spec "old timey" tire as =
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everyone were on the hard compound Dunlops it would save wear and =
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the vehicle and, as you said, put everyone on the same playing=20
field. I also agree that locking eveyone into a single =
supplier is=20
not a good thing.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Our avocation, be it racing or driving our vintage street cars, is =
at a=20
crossroads, and tires are a very big part of the =
problem. As=20
new cars go to ever increasing rim diameters, and ever decreasing aspect =
ratios=20
for the tire mounted on those rims, tire manufacturers slowly phase out =
older=20
sizes. It's even difficult to get high performance street =
tires in=20
some 60 series 15 inch sizes now.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I don't know what the answer is. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What I do know is that a TR2/3/4/5/6 looks silly with 17" rims =
and 50=20
series rubber on it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Hang in there folks.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Terry Stetler</DIV>
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<A title=3D"mailto:BillDentin@aol.com"; =
href=3D"mailto:BillDentin@aol.com";>Bill=20
Dentinger</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; =
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<A title=3D"mailto:tlizzard@msn.com"; =
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Stetler</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; =
font-stretch: normal;"><B>Cc:</B>=20
<A title=3D"mailto:jhasty@mhc-law.com"; =
href=3D"mailto:jhasty@mhc-law.com";>John=20
Hasty</A> ; <A title=3D"mailto:johnstydo@gmail.com"; =
href=3D"mailto:johnstydo@gmail.com";>John=20
Styduhar</A> ; <A title=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</A>=20
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Friday, May 27, 2016 11:50 PM</DIV>
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Re: [Fot] Tires</DIV>
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<DIV>I agree with Terry, but go a step further. I think 50 profile =
tires on a=20
"vintage" race car is outrageous. We're I in charge, you'd all be on =
70=20
profile tires. Tall, skinny tires. It would be exciting and far =
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like the way things were. </DIV>
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<DIV id=3D"AppleMailSignature">So too having a spec tire for our cars. =
Everyone one the same tire levels the field. It would be =
great.=20
A downside is NO COMPETITION FROM SUPPLIERS. We'd be a =
captured=20
group of buyers.</DIV>
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<DIV id=3D"AppleMailSignature">But... That's none of that is going to=20
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