Glad you liked the poem! originally, both Jack Brabham and Stirling Moss
indicated interest in participating in the HICR at Mt Panorama, Bathurst.
For some reason they didn't make it, perhaps it is just as well as I may
have
been tempted to try and act out the poem in my Little Healey (Bugeye)
Sprite!
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Speckman <speckman@coredcs.com>
To: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; team-thicko@autox.team.net
<team-thicko@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 4:42 AM
Subject: Re: Cantilever slicks on 5" rims
>Mike, first, thanks for the Sprite poem. That was cool.
>
>Good luck at Bathurst..keep us posted.
>
>I know what you mean about old tires being difficult to remove.
>
>When I got the #55 Team Thicko Bugeye, it came with four old...very old,
>Goodyear BlueStreak racing tires mounted to American Racing "Libre" wheels.
>
>Damn near had to cut the tires off. I threw them (the old tires) in my
>storage garage and wouldnt you know it, but one of my kids buddies saw them
>and just had to have them! I told him they were 25-30 year old tires,
>brittle as can be, and were not safe to use. Well, he took them, mounted
>them on some go cart-like contraption he made and is cruising the dirt
roads
>around his house with them to this day.
>
>I dont have any advice on removing these old tires, but your story reminded
>me of the hassles I had with those BlueStreaks...and the fact that they
>still live on.
>
>Gary
>MOD-TT
>Plover, WI
>
>At 08:18 PM 9/18/98 -0700, Mike Gigante wrote:
>>Are these tyres still in use? If so, what is the secret in getting them
off?
>>
>
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