- 1. Racing Wires (score: 1)
- Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 02:46:33 +0000
- To open up a little 'private' conversation that Mr Cotty and I have just been having I would like to gather some informed comment or even wild speculation. I am planning on getting into some club rac
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01491.html (8,118 bytes)
- 2. Re: Racing Wires (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:41:13 -0700
- Well, in the big picture, look at all those old photos of Fangio and Stirling Moss driving the hell out of much more powerful cars -- with wire wheels. So "in principle" wire wheels can be suitable f
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01509.html (9,981 bytes)
- 3. RE: Racing Wires (score: 1)
- Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 16:18:41 -0700
- New condition wire wheels and splines will take pretty much any abuse you can throw at them. This was evidenced in their fitment to the Pirelli Rally challenge MGBs raced by Sterling Moss et al a fe
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01517.html (10,842 bytes)
- 4. Re: Racing Wires (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:20:19 +1000
- Well, as an example, Geoff Leake races a Healey 100/4 with Dayton wire wheels (72 spoke) and Yokohama A008RS tyres. On the weekend at Oran Park he broke 3 spokes. He check the spokes after every sess
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01524.html (9,543 bytes)
- 5. Re: Racing Wires (score: 1)
- Author: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 21:30:41 -0500
- Max, I have to disagree with you. Moss and Fangio were not running on tires with anything near the grip that is available with almost any comp tire today. Wires are at best marginal for any competiti
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01527.html (10,778 bytes)
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