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Subject: Hoosiers
From: Jim Hayes <hayes@mediaone.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 21:39:08 -0400
S800Racer@aol.com wrote:
>  The grip and feel is excellent and they are very
> forgiving.  Other drivers have also told me the Hoosiers have lasted a long
> time for them.  The only real criticism that I know of is that the tires
> develop a sort of "flat spot" while the car is parked.  It goes away after
> one or two laps, but when you first go out on the track it feels like
> something is broken.  Overall, I am very impressed with the Hoosiers so far.

I use the vintage TD 500X15 bias tire and they are great! Lots of grip
and very easy to drive (conpared to Comp T/A R1s) a characte4ristic of
bias tires.
The tires do flat spot, so I suggest you not leave them on the car
between races. It is another characteristic of bias tires (bet most of
you don't even remember them!). The bbumping goes away on the warmup
lap.
Another Hoosier idiosyncracy is they leak like crazy. Check pressure
daily! THat is what keeps them from being left on the car for a few
weeks.
And 
-- 
Jim Hayes  Winchester, MA, USA
hayes@mediaone.net         http://www.fotec.com/jim.htm
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All generalizations, with the possible exception of this one, are false!

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