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Re: Tire reliabilty, and traction control

To: Louise Ann Noeth <lanoeth@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Tire reliabilty, and traction control
From: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2001 21:28:27 -0600
Louise:
Skip and I weren't at World Finals.  I'm thinking Skip was talking about an
earlier Turbinator tire problem (Speed Week or WoS) that I seem to remember
hearing about.
Quite a promotional on the MT tires.
Russ

Louise Ann Noeth wrote:

> OK Boys and Girls, this is an official notice to all:
>
> Don and Rick Vesco's Turbinator did NOT suffer tire failure on the 458
> record run. The tire was punctured by debris and we believe it maintained
> it's shape and did not walk off the rim simply due to centrifugal force and
> tight wheel housing area. As Don whoa'd down the streamliner it began to
> swap identities, acting a bike and then a car, but since Don is a master
> with either, he just stayed busy.
>
> A special point of interest, Don did experience severe vibration after the
> tire lost pressure that he half-expected to see the back half of the car
> gone when he stopped. In fact, there was minimal damage to the body and then
> only near the tire well.
>
> It is TEAMVesco's position the Mickey Thompson tires performed perfectly
> until one was poked with a gob of steel. As dedicated as the course stewards
> are, they pick up every piece of debris, we were just damned unlucky to
> "nail" one at plus 450.
>
> TEAMVesco backs the integrity of Mickey Thompson tires 100% and fully intend
> to use their wheels and tires on our assault of the 500mph barrier in the
> 2002 racing season.
>
> Stay Tuned.
>
> The Speed is about to come upon us.
>
> Be Vigilant,
>
> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
>
> LandSpeed Productions
> Telling Stories with Words and Pictures
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Higginbotham Land Speed Racing" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
> To: "rtmack" <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 1:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Tire reliabilty, and traction control

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