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Below you will find a correspondence stream between me and Hoosier.
Mike Kraemer sounds like he is sincerely interested in looking at this problem.
>Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:23:27 -0500
>From: "Mike Kraemer" <kraemer@Hoosiertire.com>
>To: <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
>Subject: Vintage TD
>X-pstn-levels: (S:36.65747/99.90000 R:95.9108 P:95.9108
>M:97.0232 C:98.7678 )
>X-pstn-settings: 1 (0.1500:0.1500) gt3 gt2 gt1 r p m c
>X-pstn-addresses: from <kraemer@Hoosiertire.com> [110/5]
>
>Hello Jack,
>My name is Mike Kraemer. I am the Product Manager for the Vintage tire
>line we produce. Jeff Speer forwarded your email to me.
>I appreciate that you took the time to send us a report of your
>experiences. I have heard from several racers this past year with
>similar complaints. We are trying to get to the bottom of the
>situation.
>One thing I try to ask all who have had this experience is to be sure
>that you weren't sold the wrong size TD. We make a 5.00-15 and the
>5.50-15 in the Vintage TD. If you can please verify that the tires you
>have trouble with are the 5.50-15 size. The 5.00-15 is a softer compound
>and would certainly wear at a faster rate than the 5.50 tire in the same
>application.
>If the size you have is correct, I would like to see if I can get a
>tire back from you to evaluate. I can arrange to have it picked up if
>you can let me know where the tire might be available for this.
>I look forward to hearing from you.
>Thanks,
>mk
>
> >>> "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net> 11/11 10:56 AM >>>
>
>Mr. Speer -- I'm taking the liberty to send you this message as a
>result of your recent correspondence with Jeff Snook regarding short
>life of the Vintage TD series.
>
>I have raced my vintage car for ten years and have used Hoosier
>Vintage TD's for as long as I can remember. I've also experienced
>tire life of four race weekends for as long as I remember.
>
>This changed some time between one and two years ago. Then I started
>getting two races per weekend from a set of tires, and recently I
>went through one tire, down to the cord, in one weekend. All
>suspension settings are the same, and my lap times have not changed
>significantly. I understand that you have looked into this and found
>that no design changes have been made, but please believe me when I
>say that something has changed.
>
>My experience is not just with my own cars, for I build engines and
>maintain vintage race cars for other people. All other vintage racers
>who I know, who are using these tires, have experienced the same
>thing. Jusst a few examples:
>
>Bob Kramer -- Texas -- is changing brands because of this
>Tony Drews -- Moline IL gets one to two weekends from a set and is
>curtailing his schedule until he can find something else
>Bill Babcock -- California -- Has the same problem and is going to try
>Yokos.
>Larry Young -- Oklahoma -- same problem
>
>I know that this tire type / size is just a drop in the bucket in
>your overall volume, but please be aware that ALL the people I know
>are looking for alternatives.
>
>uncle jack
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