The tires and wheel weigh about 60 pounds. Steel wheels with a inner
linner, tire in a tire. A full gas can weighs about 88 pounds. Been
there, done that, for a lot less than 100k. Doug Odom in big ditch
Wester Potter wrote:
> It originated from CBS. What do they know?
> I'm guessing the heaviest thing NASCAR pit crews deal with are the
> gas cans.
>
> Wes
>
> On Mar 7, 2006, at 9:33 PM, Benn wrote:
>
>> 60 pound tires? Man, those must be some heavy friggin' wheels! Seems
>> to me the old 'vette roadracing tires only weighed 20# or so. But, then
>> again, maybe that's no more surreal than a NASCAR tire changer making
>> $100k (and I'd bet plenty of pit crew people are wondering why they
>> don't).
>> Benn
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