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To: Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Tire pressures
From: Brian Schirano via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 17:51:43 -0400
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Same here for Hoosiers, if I have the help I'll have them check the
pressures immediately off the track, maybe at black flag station, go around
the car and set to the desired hot, then they are preset for next session.
BTW, you might check those tires will be legal, my recollection is 60
series is as fat as we can go in Vintage

On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 5:37 PM Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
wrote:

> I run 205-60/13s on the GT6.  I called Toyo tech a while back, and they
> told me the tires like to run at about 35-36 pounds hot (this was the R88=
8s
> - I assume the Rs are similar, which is what I run now).  I=E2=80=99ve fo=
und that
> the tires will gain 6-7 pounds from cold to hot.  Varies by corner- on mo=
st
> tracks I start my left front  a little lower because it gets the biggest
> workout, right rear higher.
>
> BTW, I=E2=80=99m not sure what you are switching from, but if it=E2=80=99=
s Hoosiers, these
> like more camber.  I have about 2.5 degrees negative front and rear.
> Actually closer to 3 on the fronts.  Be interesting to see what the Tr6
> drivers say.
>
>
> On Jul 9, 2021, at 5:26 PM, finishing Touch via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> For my TR6, I am switching over to Toyo Proxies R888R 205/50/15 tires. If
> anyone has experience with these, what would be a good (cold) tire pressu=
re
> to begin with?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Kurtz
> 1970 TR6
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<div dir=3D"auto">Same here for Hoosiers, if I have the help I&#39;ll have =
them check the pressures immediately off the track, maybe at black flag sta=
tion, go around the car and set to the desired hot, then they are preset fo=
r next session.<div dir=3D"auto">BTW, you might check those tires will be l=
egal, my recollection is 60 series is as fat as we can go in Vintage</div><=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">O=
n Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 5:37 PM Scott Janzen via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@=
autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-sp=
ace">I run 205-60/13s on the GT6.=C2=A0 I called Toyo tech a while back, an=
d they told me the tires like to run at about 35-36 pounds hot (this was th=
e R888s - I assume the Rs are similar, which is what I run now).=C2=A0 I=E2=
=80=99ve found that the tires will gain 6-7 pounds from cold to hot.=C2=A0 =
Varies by corner- on most tracks I start my left front =C2=A0a little lower=
 because it gets the biggest workout, right rear higher.=C2=A0<div><br></di=
v><div>BTW, I=E2=80=99m not sure what you are switching from, but if it=E2=
=80=99s Hoosiers, these like more camber.=C2=A0 I have about 2.5 degrees ne=
gative front and rear.=C2=A0 Actually closer to 3 on the fronts.=C2=A0 Be i=
nteresting to see what the Tr6 drivers say.<br><div><br><div><br><div>On Ju=
l 9, 2021, at 5:26 PM, finishing Touch via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@au=
tox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">fot@autox.team.net</a>&g=
t; wrote:</div><br><div><div>For my TR6, I am switching over to Toyo Proxie=
s R888R 205/50/15 tires. If anyone has experience with these, what would be=
 a good (cold) tire pressure to begin with?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Mike Kurtz<br=
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