----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
To: "Navid Kahangi" <navid@interwoven.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: Tire wear! (was something else)
> 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,
Pat, The Hoosiers on the Europa didn't show any signs of wear at that event.
That's right I was just there to watch :>))))
Barry
and does relate to the lack
> of camber available on the Camaro. I'm sure you Bimmer had excellent
camber
> settings. :)
> --Pat K
>
>
> ----------
> >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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