Okay I be back safe and sound.... Well maybe less a little back pain...
had to move my Grand Mother from LA (palm desert) to LA (lower Alabama)
Oh what a treat... the trip to Bonneville is not real appealing to me right
this second...
I do not Recommend Ryder Rental trucks for any of the Racing circuits....
This damn sure isn't a Shelby Mustang from Hertz.... But it does represent
one of the few trips I have made across the country at a legal speed...
Great stuff on the list guys... look forward to reading it.. after I rise
from the dead.....
Keith
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> From: Vaughn Rockney <vintagegarage@erols.com>
> To: edvs@idt.net; Ferguson, Darrell <dfergus@bactc.com>
> Cc: Land Speed List <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Inner Tubes and Wheels
> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 10:57 AM
>
> Listers,
> Well Darell and Ed bring up another good tire question. Maybe I should
> tell the guy to run front runners and super speedway tires instead of
Land
> Speed tires. Anybody have any thoughts on the subject?
> Ed, thanks for the tip on Circle for wheels. I'll check them out.
>
> Vaughn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@idt.net>
> To: Ferguson, Darrell <dfergus@bactc.com>
> Cc: 'Vaughn Rockney' <vintagegarage@erols.com>; Land Speed List
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 10:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Inner Tubes and Wheels
>
>
> > I happen to run this exact combo on my Vette.... Tires have been on car
> > for nearly 5 years & are just now showing wear on the rear. I had the
> > wheels made by Circle (through my local NASCAR shop.) You will also
need
> > 1" lug nuts for 200+ mph. At the time, 1" metric steel lug nuts were
not
> > available, so a machinest friend made mine... Packard, being SAE should
> > be readily available.
> > Ed
> >
> > Ferguson, Darrell wrote:
> > >
> > > Both the Goodyear front runners, and the 8.20x8.00x15 super speedway
> tires
> > > are designed to be run without inner tubes. Goodyear strongly
recommends
> > > against using inner tubes in these applications, especially at the
> speeds
> > > they are rated for (up to 300 mph according to Carroll Shelby Racing
> Ent.
> > > and Goodyear ). It is important however that the tire cords are
oriented
> > > properly. There is a small yellow circle with an x in it on all
Goodyear
> > > high speed tires. I forget whether they need to face left or right,
but
> all
> > > "X-ray" marks as they are called, must face the same side of the car.
In
> > > other words for your front tires, one x-ray mark needs to be on the
> inside,
> > > one on the outside. From what Goodyear told me last year, this is
very
> > > important since the cord design dictates the amount of load the tires
> can
> > > safely handle.
> > >
> > > Darrell Ferguson
> > > BLACK RADON ENGINEERING
> > > # 939 BBFALT
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Vaughn Rockney [SMTP:vintagegarage@erols.com]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 9:38 AM
> > > > To: Land Speed List
> > > > Subject: Inner Tubes and Wheels
> > > >
> > > > Listers,
> > > > I'm asking these two questions for a friend who is prepping a car
> for
> > > > Maxton/Bonneville.
> > > >
> > > > 1. The rules say the inner tubes are required in all tires, except
> for
> > > > racing tires, expressly designed for use without tubes. Are the
> Goodyear
> > > > Land Speed tires designed for use without tubes? I thought they
were,
> but
> > > > I
> > > > didn't know.
> > > >
> > > > 2. He needs a set of 4 steel wheels, properly constructed to meet
the
> > > > under
> > > > 200 mph rules, with a 4.5 rim width and a early 1950's Packard bolt
> > > > pattern.
> > > > Where should he go for wheels?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > Vaughn
> >
>
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