Re: [Fot] Tire recommendations

[Mike Harmuth via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>]

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Hi David, check with the racing group(s) you plan on running with too. HRG
will allow any DOT or treaded tire designated to be of a vintage racing
spec. Many other groups, VRG, SVRA, VSCCA etc, are not as lenient.

thanks
mike

On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 3:40 PM David Gott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> You=E2=80=99ll have to forgive me for this question, as I=E2=80=99m sure =
it=E2=80=99s frequent and
> the inter webs hates these questions!
>
> I=E2=80=99m having trouble getting good data for our cars on current vint=
age tire
> selection.   I=E2=80=99m running a 15x7 wheel on my TR4; last year I ran =
225/45/15
> Hoosier street TDS (and a very used set at that). I=E2=80=99m thinking of=
 going
> with:
>
> Option 1:  225/50/15 Toyo R888R
> Option 2:  23x7.5 15 Hoosier street TDR
> Option 3:  225/50 15 Hoosier speedster.
>
> What do y=E2=80=99all run?   I=E2=80=99m thinking that maybe the Hoosiers=
 would be faster
> on the first race weekend, but end of the season the Toyo would be faster=
-
> but that=E2=80=99s a guess.   What would you pick and why?    Any other t=
ire I
> should consider?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Dave Gott
> 1962 TR4 =E2=80=9C80=E2=80=9D HRG3/EP
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi David, check with the racing group(s) you plan on runni=
ng with too. HRG will allow any DOT or treaded tire designated to be of a v=
intage racing spec. Many other groups, VRG, SVRA, VSCCA etc, are not as len=
ient.<div><br></div><div>thanks</div><div>mike</div></div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at=
 3:40 PM David Gott via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@a=
utox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><div>
Hi All,<div><br></div><div>You=E2=80=99ll have to forgive me for this quest=
ion, as I=E2=80=99m sure it=E2=80=99s frequent and the inter webs hates the=
se questions! =C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I=E2=80=99m having trou=
ble getting good data for our cars on current vintage tire selection. =C2=
=A0 I=E2=80=99m running a 15x7 wheel on my TR4; last year I ran 225/45/15 H=
oosier street TDS (and a very used set at that). I=E2=80=99m thinking of go=
ing with:</div><div><br></div><div>Option 1: =C2=A0225/50/15 Toyo R888R</di=
v><div>Option 2: =C2=A023x7.5 15 Hoosier street TDR</div><div>Option 3: =C2=
=A0225/50 15 Hoosier speedster.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>What do y=E2=
=80=99all run? =C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m thinking that maybe the Hoosiers would be=
 faster on the first race weekend, but end of the season the Toyo would be =
faster- but that=E2=80=99s a guess. =C2=A0 What would you pick and why? =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0Any other tire I should consider?<br><br>Thanks in advance!</div>=
<div><br></div><div>Dave Gott</div><div>1962 TR4 =E2=80=9C80=E2=80=9D HRG3/=
EP<br><br><a href=3D"https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=3DiOS"; target=3D=
"_blank">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br></div>
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