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1. tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 15:35:47 -0800; Pretty surprising, considering that air is 80% nitrogen, oxygen makes up most of the rest, and it weighs almost the same as N... It also helps that the tires in NASCAR are no longer filled with air b; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00135.html (7,702 bytes)
2. Re: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: DaCudaKid@aol.com; Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:18:20 EST; They use nitrogen because it is dry, no moisture and is easier on the tires. Pure nitrogen is lighter than air so it helps a little, it sure did on the truck tires. Mike; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00137.html (7,843 bytes)
3. Re: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:47:21 -0800; The moisture might well be an issue. But, by my calcs, dry air is only a weight penalty of less than an ounce vs nitrogen in a large truck tire. Benn -- Original Message -- From: DaCudaKid@aol.com To; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00154.html (8,052 bytes)
4. Re: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: Doug Odom <dlodom@charter.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:31:55 -0800; The reason NASCAR uses nitrogen is the moisture in air will gain more pressure as it heats up than dry. Period! No weight issues at all. Radial tires are much more sensitive to pressure changes than; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00155.html (8,190 bytes)
5. Re: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: FastmetalBDF@aol.com; Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:16:25 EST; I was very interested in championship car( Indy type )racing back in the late 40s and early 50s, and my understanding was that nitrogen was used in the tires( and they were those old large diameter /; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00156.html (8,936 bytes)
6. Re: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:48:03 -0700; Bruce I remember going to the shops of Kuzma and Frank Kurtis and being invited in. I was young then and in awe everytime I went by. Most of the early builders were that way. They cared about people; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00157.html (10,100 bytes)
7. Re: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: DaCudaKid@aol.com; Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:01:58 EST; I admidit I don't know about the weights of various gasses. but actual truck tires (11R-22.5's to be exact) weighed several pounds less when filled with nitrogen, and when I say several, I mean there; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00159.html (8,176 bytes)
8. Re: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: DaCudaKid@aol.com; Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:06:02 EST; Some of my favorites were the Can-Am cars, I still like the UOP Shadow just to name one. Mike; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00160.html (8,166 bytes)
9. Re: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: Wester Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:13:28 -0700; Wes; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00162.html (8,315 bytes)
10. RE: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:01:48 -0600; The Shadow team were good guys; they loaned us a set of Crane roller rockers for our engine when we broke a timing chain in practice on Saturday at Laguna Seca or Riverside, I forget which. We finis; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00182.html (8,907 bytes)
11. Re: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: DaCudaKid@aol.com; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:50:06 EST; Do you know what became of Jackie Oliver and some of the other Shadow crew???; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00183.html (7,880 bytes)
12. RE: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:59:43 -0600; Jackie Oliver retired some time ago. I have a friend who was with John Weyer Racing in the Ford- backed Le Mans days who sees him now and then. I don't know what has happened to any of the other Sha; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00184.html (8,499 bytes)
13. Re: tire weight air vs nitrogen (score: 1): Author: DaCudaKid@aol.com; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:45:12 EST; I was wondering, I knew Jackie Oliver went on to form the Arrows F1 team but even that is history now. Mike; /html/land-speed/2006-03/msg00191.html (8,030 bytes)

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