Hi John,
Thanks for the info on the tires. I ran super speedways, 28x15's with a 9"
tread width this year on the salt. They worked fine, went 201 with them and
believe I can do alot more. I was told that the wider tread has a tendency
to cause spins. Does anyone else out there have info on that problem with
big tires on the salt?
Thanks,
Dave Haller #93 C/GALT
----- Original Message -----
From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 3:31 PM
Subject: Tires
> Team
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> Awhile back someone commented on tires at Bonneville. I can't find the old
> e-mail so I don't remember who it was, but I wanted to add my two cents.
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> Over the years, on my comp coupe, I have run Goodyear NASCAR Daytona's,
> Goodyear Frontrunners and Mickey Thompson Bonneville tires on the rear.
Have
> run them all in the 220 + MPH range. When you discount any potential
chassis
> problems, water on the salt, etc. the NASCAR Daytona and the M/T
Bonneville
> worked just fine. The Goodyear Frontrunner was down right scary. I most
> definitely didn't like the 220 + MPH ride, with the tread parting company
> from the carcass at speed.
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> I believe someone said the wider NASCAR Daytona's won't work on the salt,
> siting Ron Pruetts BRN article. I would have to disagree, having driven
with
> them myself, Gale Banks ran them on his 270 MPH Firebird and even this
year
> Calvin Smith ran 260's using the very same tires. Don Stringfellow and
> others have also run them successfully. They can and do work well. The
only
> reason I'm not currently running Daytona's is they wont' fit within the
> fenders of my Chevette.
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> Another thing to consider here is that, to some extent, the supply of LSR
> tires is drying up. Example: not to long ago there were about six sizes of
> M/T tires, now were down to only three. The popular 27.5 x 8-15 is out of
> production. Who knows what will happen when the other sizes are sold out.
> Fortunately Goodyear still has some Eagle Land Speed tires (not
> Frontrunners), but the rating is 300 MPH which won't help Al Teague much.
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> And then there is the tire situation at Maxton. Another story.
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> John Beckett
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