[Fot] Rolex Reunion - tires

[davehogye]

Hi Scott, 
The Rolex Reunion specifies 4-ply tires for vintage correctness. I won't use them otherwise. I will save them for this event only. 
They are said to be slower than radials and they slide around a bit. They seem predictable and have a fun factor. They are the only tire that I have been able to break the back end loose. 

I had big problems with balancing. A strong vibration in the middle of the straights. I purchased them new on Wednesday from Roger Kraus at the track. They rebalanced three times. On the third try, I also rotated fronts to back. The third try made an 80% improvement. 

Roger said he has a lot of problems with the Vintage TDs and balancing. He said Dunlop are built better, but are even slower and they cost quite a bit more than the TDs. The TDs are around $250 and I think Dunlops are more than $350 each . 

Hoosier Street TDs would probably a better 4-ply choice for you, but they don't have a 15" that would work for me. I don't have any experience with the Street TDs. 

Check with RogerKrausRacing.com for details on tire selection. 

// Dave 
----- Original Message -----

From: "Scott Janzen" <sjanzen at me.com> 
Cc: "davehogye" <dlhogye at comcast.net>, "Friends" <fot at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 10:11:29 AM 
Subject: Re: [Fot] Rolex Reunion - tires 

Sounds like it was fabulous. Your comment about tires caught my eye. My GT6 runs 13" wheels, so no speedsters for me. I run Toyo R888s, and have been thinking about trying the TDs. I know the switch to bias plies would require some camber adjustment. Anyone else have experience with the TDs relative to other tires - did you find them faster, slower, more or less responsive? 




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