- 41. RE: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiley, John C" <WileyJC@aetna.com>
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 15:39:31 -0400
- I agree, I run the Hoosiers on my TR4 and my A/Sedan Falcon and find they seem to slip then continue to hold which is in contrast to the always sticky dunlops we run on the vintage vee's John Amici:
- /html/fot/2002-05/msg00100.html (8,626 bytes)
- 42. Tires (score: 1)
- Author: "Richard Hardison" <BlueShadow@starband.net>
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 16:32:34 -0400
- As some of you know, Ed Barnard built a first class 1959 TR3A for me during the past two years. Due to our relocation to North Carolina, I have only raced it twice (June '01 and Feb. '02), both times
- /html/fot/2002-05/msg00101.html (7,596 bytes)
- 43. Tires (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 21:17:38 -0500
- Well, I've tried to keep quiet on this one but can't resist. I know that there are bigger, stickier, tires, sometimes legal and sometimes not, compared to Hoosiers. It feels great to race on them. Ho
- /html/fot/2002-05/msg00134.html (7,527 bytes)
- 44. FW: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 17:54:08 -0600
- Anyone have information about these tires? This Roland says he's got lots and lots of "modified BFG R1s for the Spec Racer Ford" in sizes 205/60-13 and 185/60-13. "Left over tires BFG had from the Sp
- /html/fot/2002-03/msg00157.html (8,840 bytes)
- 45. tires (score: 1)
- Author: " Bob Davis" <rdavis4@cfl.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 06:59:47 -0500
- I am running vintage races only. What are my alternatives to Hoosier Vintage TD 5.50-15 tires? Who has the best prices on tires? thxx, Butch Davis
- /html/fot/2001-02/msg00112.html (6,202 bytes)
- 46. Fwd: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: JFrymark@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:47:45 EST
- I spoke with Roger Kraus (Tires, Inc. in No Cal) to ask him what are the options for 15 " race tires. I thought his reply was interesting, so I pass it along FWIW: 'There are no radials being produce
- /html/fot/2001-02/msg00197.html (8,324 bytes)
- 47. Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Malaboge@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 15:43:15 EDT
- Never one to stop the masochism, we're gonna try to run the Duke in the HMSA race in June. A question to the local racers on tire choices. HMSA will not allow my Yoko's, but will allow Dunlop L, Hoos
- /html/fot/2000-04/msg00195.html (6,508 bytes)
- 48. Re: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Jackson <grand_wazoo@flinet.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 16:17:00 -0400
- I've been running the Hoosier tires on the TR3 for the last few years when SVRA started insisting on bias ply tires. Took me a while to get used to them but I was glad I was leaving the BFG TA's as t
- /html/fot/2000-04/msg00196.html (7,357 bytes)
- 49. Tires (score: 1)
- Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl6n@server1.mail.virginia.edu>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:01:53 -0400
- Hi Amici, A friend here in Charlottesville, Bates McLain, has some autocross tires that came off his Morgan that he'd like to sell before they get too hard. They are BF Goodrich TA/R1's (the good, st
- /html/fot/1999-08/msg00095.html (6,561 bytes)
- 50. Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Malaboge@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 18:07:36 EDT
- Brothers in Grease Just when you thought it was safe...the update I know you wanted to know about <g>. Believe it or not, the resurrection of the Duke of Oil (my recently acquired TR4A) is behind sch
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00211.html (7,887 bytes)
- 51. Re: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: JFrymark@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 20:14:42 EDT
- I run mostly with 205/60-15 Yokohama A008R, although they are extremely hard to get and always backlogged (same with the 195/60-15 run by some others in VARA). In desperation I ran some BF Goodrich R
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00213.html (7,192 bytes)
- 52. Re: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: TRBILBO@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 23:20:40 EDT
- Bias ply Hoosiers or Bluestreaks...or BFG Comp TA R-1's to be very legal....although for the full race vintage crowd in VARA there are a lot of A008 Yoko's and new Advanta's on track in 15 inch sizes
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00215.html (7,496 bytes)
- 53. Tires (score: 1)
- Author: "B. Whiting" <110420.3466@compuserve.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 09:54:14 -0400
- Message text written by INTERNET:Malaboge@aol.com " In fact, they may be so hard I may have to use a hacksaw to get em off the rims. <g> Is it just me? or do other people use their die grinder on toe
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00216.html (7,562 bytes)
- 54. Re: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: BillDentin@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 10:49:46 EDT
- Most Vintage Sanctioning Bodies I race with require that the aspect ratio be no less than 70%. i.e. Dunlop or Goodyear 5.50x15s would be legal for TR3/4s. Bill Dentinger
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00217.html (7,215 bytes)
- 55. Re: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: BillDentin@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 10:53:46 EDT
- << " In fact, they may be so hard I may have to use a hacksaw to get em off the rims. <g> Is it just me? or do other people use their die grinder on toenails? Nick in Nor Cal" -- End Original Message
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00218.html (7,733 bytes)
- 56. Re: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Malaboge@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 20:22:31 EDT
- << Bias ply Hoosiers or Bluestreaks...or BFG Comp TA R-1's to be very legal....although for the full race vintage crowd in VARA there are a lot of A008 Yoko's and new Advanta's on track in 15 inch si
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00227.html (7,931 bytes)
- 57. Re: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Malaboge@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 20:28:57 EDT
- << << " In fact, they may be so hard I may have to use a hacksaw to get em off the rims. <g> Is it just me? or do other people use their die grinder on toenails? Nick in Nor Cal" -- End Original Mess
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00228.html (7,567 bytes)
- 58. Re: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 21:27:05 EDT
- To those in Nor Cal interested in running with CSRG. My understanding of the new rules says you can run no lower profile than 60 series, and only tires with a Treadwear rating > 0. This excludes Hoos
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00229.html (7,502 bytes)
- 59. Re: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Beasley" <beeline@iline.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 08:14:08 -0400
- This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_01BEA361.E64CCA60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Listers, The hot tips are the main reason
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00230.html (12,107 bytes)
- 60. Re: Tires (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Kramer" <rgk@flash.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 10:53:45 -0500
- In CVAR (Texas) we can run 60 series tires, with most people using 008R's or T/A R-1's. The group I run the TR3 in is using 1961 rules and they want us to run true bias ply vintage type tires. I can
- /html/fot/1999-05/msg00231.html (8,453 bytes)
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