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Re: tire wars

To: JWoesvra@aol.com
Subject: Re: tire wars
From: Doug Wilson <dwilson@america.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:15:27 -0800
Now I'm really confused. Radials are OK by the keepers of the vintage
holy grail, but they must be a specific brand. Very interesting. 


JWoesvra@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Susan:
> 
>  You are right that there were radials in use in the early sixties. A lot of
> Italian cars came with Pirelli Cinturatos. Of course Michelin and Continental
> also had very good radials. I can tell you from experience that they were not
> very competitive, but people did race on them.
> 
> There is nothing wrong with Avons. Their 5.0/22x13 and 6.5/23x13 are both on
> our approved tire list for production cars that they fit. We just don't see a
> lot of them here.
> 
> Jack Woehrle
> SVRA Technical Director

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