[TPR] 2012 SSCC Update from the field

[John Bentley]

they never said anything about the age of the tires last year, but since there was a couple deaths on-course last year, they are getting real picky.  They only had about 400 miles on them so the tread looked new.  Watch out for tires from Tire Rack.  I bought these 2 years ago but the tire tech guy claimed they were 12 years old!  I replaced the tires 2 years ago because they were about 5 years old, but it turns out these new ones were even older than the ones I took off!

Agreed, if its not one thing its another.  Still it was a great time in Ely.

JB




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 From: bob Radefeld <bob at radefeld.com>
To: John Bentley <gndplne at yahoo.com> 
Cc: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>; "tpr at teampanteraracing.com" <tpr at teampanteraracing.com> 
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 6:22 AM
Subject: Re: [TPR] 2012 SSCC Update from the field
 

 
That's a real bummer John! Sorry to hear BOTH you & Asa ran into problems @ the race. :o(( I've never seen the tech team @ SORC ever check tire code dates. Seems as though their prime concern is good tread, no sidewall cracking, etc. I ran on 7 year old tires one year before I popped for new rubber last year & of course then my car decided it didn't want to run, so I missed the frigg'in race completely...........if it's not one thing it's another, sadly!!
 
Rowdy


 
On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 8:53 PM, John Bentley <gndplne at yahoo.com> wrote:

Congrats asa and the tpr iron men! I couldn't run because of an expired date code on my front tires. Sucks, but a very valuable le$$on. Now in Reno looking for trouble :)
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>On Sep 16, 2012, at 4:44 PM, "Asa Jay Laughton"<asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
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>Three Panteras started....and three finished, the 25th running of the Silver State Classic Challenge.  All did well.
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>>However.... after the event, Asa Jay's Racing Against Autism Panted was struck by another car when he was refueling in Ash Springs.  Damage is to the rear fender on the passenger side ahead of the wheel.  Looks repairable, did not appear to affect driving to Las Vegas for the awards banquet.  Bummer way to end such a great run.
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>>Asa Jay
>>(Yes, I often talk of myself in the third person)
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>>Sent using Jedi mind tricks.
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