FWIW
I've been using Hoosiers on my TR-4 for the last 6 years. Not the same
ones; we get about three races (including enduros) per tire. With 23 psi
the tires stick extremely well with very good steering predictibility. At
25 psi there is a measurable amount of under-steer followed with a fair
portion of drift. All this is to say is that tire pressure (at least on my
car) can provide everything from good stick to a flat-trackers delight. I
turn better (and more exciting) times with harder tires.
Richard Taylor
Atlanta
TR-4
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "'Allen Washatko'" <awashatko@tkwa.com>; "Friends of Triumph"
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 4:01 PM
Subject: RE: Racing tires
> Your choices are fairly limited then. You need to find out what the
> organization permits. I don't know about VSCDA, but most have limits on
> profile and width that really limit the scope. It's likely you're limited
> to 60 series and 5.50 as a wheel width. Currently for racing tires under
> manufacture available in the USA that means Dunlop's and Hoosiers. Both
> the Yokohama 008 and the Goodrich TA R1 are no longer being manufactured.
> You can also buy some street tires, but you won't like the result. I just
> picked up my wheels with Hoosier 5.50 15 TDs mounted, and they sure LOOK
> nice. I'll know better tomorrow when I skid around on 'em some. Of course,
> one persons desert is another's poison. I like tires that slide a little
> with control. It's fun, even if it's a little slower.
>
> So we'll see. The first tires I put on my TR3 were some totally unknown
> brand, like Ajax or something. They sure did provide a lot of amusement,
> but after ten years of driving front wheel drive race cars they felt like
> something that belonged at a country fair. I still put them on every so
> often when I feel like I need a little humility. I know exactly what Bill
> Damdinger meant about Dunlop's being a built-in excuse. Fun but slow.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allen Washatko [mailto:awashatko@tkwa.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 12:51 PM
> To: Friends of Triumph
> Subject: Racing tires
>
>
> Howdy again,
>
> Let me be a little more specific. I need info on racing tires for a TR6
> which I will be running in vintage(VSCDA).
>
> Thanks for any and all assistance.
>
> Allen
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