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Tires: bias vs. radial

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Subject: Tires: bias vs. radial
From: Gregory_Schulz@mil-elect-tool.com
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 11:08:15 -0600



I've got a '58 A-H 948cc sprite racer I bought 8/98 with a bad set of
Hoosier 170/50/13 bias tires on it (car is an old Midwest Council car that
hasn't been raced in years). In 9/98 @ Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival I saw
alot of cars on bias tires, but also noticed a number of smaller production
racers with radials.

My question is: should I stick with similar sized bias tires or can
street/shaved radials be used effectively? '99 will be my rookie season in
vintage racing so getting a good footprint on the track from day one is as
important to me as upgrading the brake system, among other things.

Thanks, Greg

VSCDA, Grp. 2E, #517



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