There is a great article in the current issue of Street Rodder on this car.
The tire is held on by a metal "girdle" or band (for lack of a better word)
that goes
around the tire, cinching it in to the rim and creating what appears to be two
tires side-by-side on the rim. Looks pretty cool.
Bob D.
-----Original Message-----
From: ardunbill@webtv.net
Sent: Feb 21, 2004 7:52 AM
To: Malcolm Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: So Cal Lakester - wheels & 'tyres'
Malcolm, I read the article. Are we to understand that what they call
"urethane" amounts to ordinary race tire rubber, or is this something
else? Considering the centrifugal forces at very high speed, how are
they going to attach the urethane so that it doesn't decide to become
'unclad'?
I'm not clear if anybody has actually driven this vehicle at high speed
as yet. If not, the impression remains that it is merely a very
expensive, very well-crafted toy to project an image. Bill Hoddinott
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