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Re: FW: Wet Wheels

To: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: FW: Wet Wheels
From: Grand_Wazoo <Grand_Wazoo@mail.flinet.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 21:20:00 -0700
I prefer to consider Yoko's exciting in the rain.

My Hoosiers are a bit less exciting but still enough to drive the heart
rate at fairly low speeds.

When rain is forecast, I carry a set of tires with the best gutters I
can find and run them with a big load of air in 'em.  My current rain
tires are a set of left over BFG Comp TA's.  When they wear out I'll go
to the local tire store and start looking at tread patterns.

Here in Florida, rain means a lot of water.  If your local area has
drizzles as opposed to frog stranglers, something like the Hoosiers or
Dunlops might be fine.

mike

Mark J Bradakis wrote:
> 
> [BOUNCE vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net:    Non-member submission from [Malcolm 
>Cox <malcox.ppp@napanet.net>]]
> 
>      Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 22:13:10 -0700
>      From: Malcolm Cox <malcox.ppp@napanet.net>
>      Subject: Wet Wheels
> 
> We (Diane and I) will be racing our MGA at the July 4th weekend SOVREN
> event in Seattle and the event during the following weekend in Portland.
> 
> This will be the first time we will be there.
> Should I worry about the possibility of rain?
> 
> I normally run Yoko A008RS, but I also have a set of Dunlop Racing L
> section 204.
> Would the Dunlops be an appropriate rain tire to lug along just in case.
> I am assuming the Yoko's would be useless in the rain.
> 
> Malcolm Cox, Napa

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