Neil you are 100% correct.
Drag Front-runners and Bonneville Front-runners are different tires designed
for very different applications. They do NOT come from the same molds.
Among other things, the drag tire won't withstand the heat buildup the
Bonneville tire is designed to accommodate. Both tires are dirt cheap
for what you get. The normally damp salt delays problems with
the drag tires which I believe (I didn't say know) would be OK on the
short course as front tires up to about 250 mph. I would not use them
on the long course.
Please don't cut corners when choosing tires Dick. Please!
Bryan
Albaugh, Neil wrote:
>John;
>
>My impression is that Goodyear Frontrunners were designed for drag racing
>chassis that have very little weight on the front end. Also, they were
>designed to run at high speed for only a few seconds at a time.
>
>I guess I can't argue with success, but they sure don't sound like a good
>choice for many applications.
>
>Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Beckett [mailto:saltracer@servusa.com]
>Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 5:58 AM
>To: Dick J
>Cc: Land Speed List
>Subject: Re: Tires
>
>Dick
>
>How fast do you intend to go? Front runners work OK. I believe many racers
>don't even know about the Goodyear LSR eagles and some that do figure they
>can
>get by with the lower priced drag tires, and have. All I know is when I
>tried
>Frontrunners I through chunks of tread at around 220 MPH. The M/T's didn't.
>
>As for Maxton, you can run any/all of the LSR racing tires, M/T, Goodyear,
>etc. you want, but that doesn't mean its a good choice. NASCAR tires (if you
>can fit them into your wheel wells) work best because they have the
>necessary
>tread depth, offer superior traction on the concrete and will last a season
>or
>so rather than one meet. Next best choice is V or Z rated tires.
>
>Basically what I am saying is different tracks and surfaces may require
>different tires. Make some room in the trailer.
>
>JB, #79, C/GCC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dick J
> To: John Beckett
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 10:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Tires
>
>
> I need something I can run at Maxton. I think I'll stick with my Goodyear
>frontrunners for Bonneville. I was surprised how many people there were
>running frontrunners - - not Goodyear LSR tires.
> Dick j
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