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To: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Tire pressures
From: Brian Schirano via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 19:47:23 -0400
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Yikes $1000, I think the reason it came up for me was because I had 50's on
the car when I went to request a log book. That's ok, the 60's barely fit
the GT6

On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 6:58 PM Tony Drews via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
wrote:

> They are not entirely legal, (should be 15" 60 series).  The only
> remaining 15" 60 series tire I can run is the Hoosier Speedster at $1000
> per set and last me 1.5 race weekends.  Economics dictate that I "cheat" =
on
> this one.
>
> - Tony
> On 7/9/2021 4:51 PM, Brian Schirano via Fot wrote:
>
> 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 arou=
nd
> 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 R8=
88s
>> - I assume the Rs are similar, which is what I run now).  I=E2=80=99ve f=
ound that
>> the tires will gain 6-7 pounds from cold to hot.  Varies by corner- on m=
ost
>> 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=
=99s Hoosiers,
>> these like more camber.  I have about 2.5 degrees negative front and rea=
r.
>> 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. I=
f
>> anyone has experience with these, what would be a good (cold) tire press=
ure
>> to begin with?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike Kurtz
>> 1970 TR6
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yikes $1000, I think the reason it came up for me was beca=
use I had 50&#39;s on the car when I went to request a log book. That&#39;s=
 ok, the 60&#39;s barely fit the GT6</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 6:58 PM Tony Dre=
ws via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
 =20
   =20
 =20
  <div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF">
    <p>They are not entirely legal, (should be 15&quot; 60 series).=C2=A0 T=
he only
      remaining 15&quot; 60 series tire I can run is the Hoosier Speedster =
at
      $1000 per set and last me 1.5 race weekends.=C2=A0 Economics dictate
      that I &quot;cheat&quot; on this one.</p>
    <p>- Tony<br>
    </p>
    <div>On 7/9/2021 4:51 PM, Brian Schirano via
      Fot wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
     =20
      <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 station, go around the car and set to the desired
        hot, then they are preset for next session.
        <div dir=3D"auto">BTW, you might check those tires will be legal,
          my recollection is 60 series is as fat as we can go in Vintage</d=
iv>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class=3D"gmail_quote">
        <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 5:37 PM
          Scott Janzen via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; ta=
rget=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
        </div>
        <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
          <div style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;">I
            run 205-60/13s on the GT6.=C2=A0 I called Toyo tech a while bac=
k,
            and they told me the tires like to run at about 35-36 pounds
            hot (this was the R888s - I assume the Rs are similar, which
            is what I run now).=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve found that the tires wil=
l 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>
            </div>
            <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 a=
bout 2.5
              degrees negative front and rear.=C2=A0 Actually closer to 3 o=
n
              the fronts.=C2=A0 Be interesting to see what the Tr6 drivers
              say.<br>
              <div><br>
                <div><br>
                  <div>On Jul 9, 2021, at 5:26 PM, finishing Touch via
                    Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"no=
referrer" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
                    wrote:</div>
                  <br>
                  <div>
                    <div>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
                      pressure to begin with?<br>
                      <br>
                      Thanks,<br>
                      Mike Kurtz<br>
                      1970 TR6<br>
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