Good to hear Hoosier plans to support our class and 10" tires indefinitely. Just thinking that when & if the day ever comes that we need to change to 13", we'll definitely need the larger suspension rubbers to adjust for the smaller/stiffer sidewalls.
. . . yet another reason for that improvement item. Shiny Side Up, Joe Palmer TX Novakar #56 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [F500] Tires > Still a few club guys using them, though. Mostly Mavericks if I am not mistaken. > > John-the 13" are Hoosier 20" to 20.6", Goodyear 20-20.5. Not terribly off. > > Not to mention less "cottage parts" in that regular brake rotors, hubs, spindles, wheels, etc could all be utilized. > > Thanks to Jeff at Hoosier for taking care of us as always! > > jim > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Art <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 4:24:52 PM > Subject: RE: [F500] Tires > > Jim, > > The only person that was using Goodyear tires in Solo was Jim Murphy and he > just didn't buy enough :-). Nobody else used them 'cause they sucked, plain > and simple. Even Big Jim has finally seen the light :-) :-). > > Art > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim > Libecco > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 12:10 PM > To: F500 > Subject: [F500] Tires > > A little birdie on the inside has told me that Goodyear has stopped > production of 10" tires. This was discussed at the FSAE event this weekend > in Michigan. They used up the full stock of tires and some teams then had > to go to Hoosier. The Goodyear people suggested that teams plan on > construction with 13" wheels instead. Since the diameter between 13 and 10" > tires is limited, they expect little transition problems for most teams. > > Now how long will Hoosier hold out? I suspect few problems since they are > the dominent player in the itsy bitsy tire size market. > > jim > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
