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Speedsters aren=E2=80=99t really radials. At least they didn=E2=80=99t =
used to be. Kind of semi-radials. I=E2=80=99m not a big fan of Dunlops. =
Lots of opportunities for body damage. People who are really used to =
them and have their car set up for them say they give lots of warning. =
I=E2=80=99ve never fowund that to be true. One moment racer, next moment =
passenger. Not cheap either, and they get hard fast. Of course they =
never wear out=E2=80=94mine are as hard as rollerblade wheels.=20
> On May 28, 2016, at 8:48 AM, Jeff Snook <jeffsnook01@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey all, after reading the recent tire posts I went to the SVRA =
website, and sure enough, a revised tire regs, dated 4/16 limits the =
tires. Since I just stopped using the bias ply Hoosier Vintage TDs last =
year (after 19 years!), I=E2=80=99m hardly one to comment on the more =
modern radials. I went with the Speedster 185/65-15 for mainly fit and =
appearance reasons. Got to say I love them, but it takes a different =
driving style that I am still getting used to after 19 years of tossing =
the old TR3 around on bias ply tires. I am concerned however about the =
extra stresses and strains these stickier radials are putting on the =
chassis. What is the next thing that is going to break?! How about we =
all agree to race on bias ply Dunlops? That way we would all be on the =
same playing field, and those Dunlops last forever!=20
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> At SVRA Sebring this past March, I had to have my HANS re-strapped, =
and re-certified for $65. Vendor right next to tech! My SFI rated =
belts were fairly new so I escaped buying new ones. I just purchased =
some new belts for my Lotus and went with the FIA that had the 5 year =
expiration. Cost another $100 from Simpson, but worth it if the SFIs =
are only good for 2 years! Also checked the fire system bottle in the =
Lotus. It was 20+ years old and filled with Halon. Pegasus had an =
interchangeable bottle with the new stuff, so I ordered one. Surprised =
when it arrived with only a 2 year certification, needs to be =
re-certified every 2 years!!
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> Ya know, Vintage Racing just isn=E2=80=99t what it was a number of =
years ago. Thank goodness for the =E2=80=9Cclubs=E2=80=9D VRG, VSCDA, =
VDCA, etc. But, it is still fun and I enjoy the "competition and =
camaraderie!"
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> Jeff Snook
> http://www.snooksdreamcars.com <http://www.snooksdreamcars.com/>
> 419-344-0319
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Speedsters aren=E2=80=99t really radials. At least they =
didn=E2=80=99t used to be. Kind of semi-radials. I=E2=80=99m not a big =
fan of Dunlops. Lots of opportunities for body damage. People who are =
really used to them and have their car set up for them say they give =
lots of warning. I=E2=80=99ve never fowund that to be true. One moment =
racer, next moment passenger. Not cheap either, and they get hard fast. =
Of course they never wear out=E2=80=94mine are as hard as rollerblade =
wheels. <br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div=
class=3D"">On May 28, 2016, at 8:48 AM, Jeff Snook <<a =
href=3D"mailto:jeffsnook01@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">jeffsnook01@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html charset=3Dutf-8" =
class=3D""><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: =
space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Hey all, after =
reading the recent tire posts I went to the SVRA website, and sure =
enough, a revised tire regs, dated 4/16 limits the tires. Since I =
just stopped using the bias ply Hoosier Vintage TDs last year (after 19 =
years!), I=E2=80=99m hardly one to comment on the more modern radials. =
I went with the Speedster 185/65-15 for mainly fit and appearance =
reasons. Got to say I love them, but it takes a different driving =
style that I am still getting used to after 19 years of tossing the old =
TR3 around on bias ply tires. I am concerned however about the =
extra stresses and strains these stickier radials are putting on the =
chassis. What is the next thing that is going to break?! How =
about we all agree to race on bias ply Dunlops? That way we would =
all be on the same playing field, and those Dunlops last =
forever! <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">At =
SVRA Sebring this past March, I had to have my HANS re-strapped, and =
re-certified for $65. Vendor right next to tech! My SFI =
rated belts were fairly new so I escaped buying new ones. I just =
purchased some new belts for my Lotus and went with the FIA that had the =
5 year expiration. Cost another $100 from Simpson, but worth it if =
the SFIs are only good for 2 years! Also checked the fire system =
bottle in the Lotus. It was 20+ years old and filled with Halon. =
Pegasus had an interchangeable bottle with the new stuff, so I =
ordered one. Surprised when it arrived with only a 2 year =
certification, needs to be re-certified every 2 years!!</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Ya know, Vintage Racing =
just isn=E2=80=99t what it was a number of years ago. Thank =
goodness for the =E2=80=9Cclubs=E2=80=9D VRG, VSCDA, VDCA, etc. =
But, it is still fun and I enjoy the "competition and =
camaraderie!"</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">
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class=3D""><div class=3D"">Jeff Snook</div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://www.snooksdreamcars.com/"; =
class=3D"">http://www.snooksdreamcars.com</a></div><div =
class=3D"">419-344-0319</div><div class=3D""><br =
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