Fortunately, I dont go fast enough for any of this to matter to me and I dont
have to clutter my mind with all of these facts.
The fire in SoCal is clearly devastating. Cary, I hope you have fared well
in the fire.
Every once in a while someone will have fire in their Iowa Corn Field and it
makes the evening news. Then they ban burning leaves in the fall for awhile.
I burned one small pile of leaves and it was just smoldering when a neighbor
turned me in. One large firetruck with fully adorned fireperson's, wielding
fire axes and hoses, appeared at my house. After the last wisp of smoke was
conquered, they came streaming into the family room where I was comfortably
watching TV. They thought it was funny and wondered who the cranky neighbor was.
I dont live in that neighborhood any longer, but that is another story.
Joe (A)
> FOTers
>
> I have been following this dialog with interest. Good stuff.
>
> One of the issues which may or may not be a factor here is the
> limited
> "shelf" life of new racing tire compounds. I am wondering if those of you
> who
> were reporting problems with various tires had check the tires for being
> "fresh". Has anyone check their tires with performance problems for the date
> of
> manufacturing? This not being a high demand tire, I am wondering if we are
> not
> using old inventories. Any comments?
>
> For the same reason, I have been told that the performance of even a
> fresh tire is dependent on how one takes car of ones tires, both before the
> track and after the track. I am told that improper inflation with high heat
> buildup can quickly deteriorate a racing tires performance capability. I
> seem to
> recall from previous dialog that tires pressures being used by the group
> were
> "diverse". Any comments?
>
> As many of you are aware, the Porsche Clubs run both autocross and
> racing events. The gals and guys running Yokos for autocross found those
> tires
> did not last very well through a ten to fifteen lap race. They would
> typically
> start becoming slippery at about lap 7 or 8. I have not participated in
> Porsche
> Club events in recent years, so I am not sure this to be the case with the
> current Yokos. It does support the concern expressed by someone that the
> Yokos
> were really intended for the autocross market.
>
> Any opinions on a good rain tire?
>
> Best to everyone, Cary
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