I just fitted my Mini with Hoosiers and I am extremely happy with them.
They are much more forgiving than radials. Radials tend to hold to the
limit and then let go suddenly while bias tires break loose more gradually
and are much easier to drift. My vote would be for Hosier bias-ply tires.
A good source of info is R&S Racing at http://www.rsracing.com Good luck
and have fun!
-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory_Schulz@mil-elect-tool.com <Gregory_Schulz@mil-elect-tool.com>
To: vintage-race@autox.team.net <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 12:22 PM
Subject: Tires: bias vs. radial
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>I've got a '58 A-H 948cc sprite racer I bought 8/98 with a bad set of
>Hoosier 170/50/13 bias tires on it (car is an old Midwest Council car that
>hasn't been raced in years). In 9/98 @ Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival I saw
>alot of cars on bias tires, but also noticed a number of smaller production
>racers with radials.
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>My question is: should I stick with similar sized bias tires or can
>street/shaved radials be used effectively? '99 will be my rookie season in
>vintage racing so getting a good footprint on the track from day one is as
>important to me as upgrading the brake system, among other things.
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>Thanks, Greg
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>VSCDA, Grp. 2E, #517
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