Jack
Check with Charlie Gibson at SASCO MOTORSPORTS they supply tires at
most East Cost events. As far as the YOKO A008-R goes SVRA outlawed them
several years ago, and Ihave heard that other race groups were following
suit. I believe the new regs. require tread accross the entire face.
Dennis
On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 17:17:07 -0500 "David Bondon"
<david.bondon@mindspring.com> writes:
> Jack,
>
> The Porsches I run against in HSR use a Yokohama 008 - 195/60/15.
>
> You might check with Joe Pendergast at HSR as to what has been
> approved for
> this year since I understand that Yokohama was considering
> discontinuing
> this tire.
>
> Dave Bondon
> Morgan 4/4
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Knopinski" <JKnopins@co.jefferson.co.us>
> To: <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 3:07 PM
> Subject: Tires
>
>
> > We have a large group of Porsche 356 and 912 vintage racers
> looking for
> DOT street legal racing tires in either 195/60/15 or 205/60/15
> sizes. We
> race with Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing (RMVR) and are limited to a
> 60
> series or larger tire. It seems that most manufacturers have quit
> making
> this size ond no one can find a suitable replacement. BF Goodrich
> had the
> > G-force/R1 in a 205/60/15 but it is my understanding that it has
> been
> discontinued also; no loss though because my last set only lasted
> two
> races. All other manufacturers only make 50 series for our
> 15"wheels.
> Any suggestions for suitable race tires ?
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