Maybe it's the Michelins. :) Our Goodyears hardly wore at all, too, and I
would attribute that to being comparatively lightweight and good camber
settings. The ones that wore out were Hoosiers, and does relate to the lack
of camber available on the Camaro. I'm sure you Bimmer had excellent camber
settings. :)
--Pat K
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>From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
>To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Tire wear! (was something else)
>Date: Wed, Jun 5, 2002, 10:50 AM
>
> That really puzzles me! Why do people have such opposite experiences with
> tire ware at the same site? We ran a brand new set of Michelins at the
> tour. 2 drivers, 12 runs, 1 spectacular spin. The car weighed in at
> 3200lbs without the driver, so I wouldn't call it a lightweight. The tires
> were barely used. In fact, I used the same tires for 15 more really hot
> track sessions and I still have life left in them.
>
> So what gives?
>
> --Navid
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John F. Kelly Jr. [mailto:76067.1750@compuserve.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 8:14 AM
>> To: bchafin@attglobal.net; donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net; WM P KINCY
>> Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net; boris@elpiner.net; lollipop487@attbi.com
>> Subject: Re: Events at Castle (Was: Gravel at Golden Gate Fields)
>>
>>
>> -------------------- Begin Original Message --------------------
>>
>> Message text written by "WM P KINCY"
>>
>> "The posts had me thinking that Castle may have been repaved.
>>
>> Perry"
>>
>>
>> -------------------- End Original Message --------------------
>>
>> Not the case. It's the same concrete.
>> Pat and I wore out a brand new set of Hoosiers on our Camaro during a
>> Divisional on that site. The $750 price tag tire budget blown
>> in two days
>> made us wary about running that car there again.
>>
>> Prior to the Tour, event chair Chris Cox made sure it was swept with a
>> mechanicval sweeper to remove the top layer.
>>
>> --John kelly
>>
>> --John Kelly
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