Greg,
No, that's not correct. The Street TD's are bias ply.
WST
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Solow <Gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
To: Mark Palmer <mgvrmark@hotmail.com>; <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: tires (but not retired)
> The street TDs are high performance radials that are nearly treadless,
> somewhat similar to Yokohama A 008s.
> They are very sticky and fast, so I hear. The "Vintage TDs" are cross
bias
> tires very similar to the Goodyear "sports Car Special" vintage race
tires.
> The performance of the Goodyears and Housiers are very similar although
the
> "feel" characteristics are a bit different.
>
> Regards, Greg Solow
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Palmer <mgvrmark@hotmail.com>
> To: <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 2:58 PM
> Subject: Re: tires (but not retired)
>
>
> >
> > From: MHKitchen@aol.com
> > Reply-To: MHKitchen@aol.com
> > To: tmatycho@ix.netcom.com, vintage-race@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: New Tire Regulations
> > Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 03:28:31 EST
> >
> > >Under the above, Hoosier Street TDs would not be acceptable ... >Which
is
> > >ironic, since ... Hoosier Street TD's are the most like >vintage bias
ply
> > >race tires....go figure?
> >
> >
> > Myles et al:
> >
> > The Hoosier product line is a bit new to me, so maybe I don't
understand,
> > but isn't the Hoosier "VINTAGE TD" really the closest thing to a vintage
> > bias-ply tire? And isn't the Vintage TD available in the common vintage
> > sizes most of us need (it comes in 13" & 15" sizes, in pretty narrow
> widths
> > as I recall)?
> >
> > I'm trying to figure out why some folks seem to be lobbying for the
> Hoosier
> > Street TD, rather than the Vintage TD. Cost? Grip? Is the Street TD a
> > radial -- do some people prefer radial characteristics?
> >
> > I'm slightly & very unofficially involved in tire discussions with a
> couple
> > vintage clubs here in the East, and I need to understand this better.
> >
> > Comments anyone?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mark Palmer
> > MGA #185 usually on skinny, slidey Dunlops (tires are biased, but the
> driver
> > isn't)
> >
> >
>
>
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