[TPR] Tires for 200 Mph?

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Oh that had to be a memorable pucker factor....no damage otherwise?
BURLINGTON KANSAS? Hell that is the 3 Amigos Country (Rowdy, Bud & Godfather). Your lucky those rednecks didnt shoot your ass down! HAHAHA

John Bentley <gndplne at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Well, since you are a celebrity, you get all the top guys wrenching on your stuff. Lucky DaWG!  I was in Burlington Kansas yesterday and blew a nose gear tire so don't use Goodyear flight special II's!
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>On Aug 1, 2013, at 6:31 PM, TPR <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Dawg Report
>>   Saturday Mr. Russ Fulps will be doing a engine leak down check on my 200 Mph Pantera, checking valve train, spring pressures etc at Mr. Dick Drenske's shop who will check my chassis, suspension and make sure I am ready 4 weeks in advance to Silverstate.
>> 
>> Gonna pull out intake ears and pull off side mirrors and run with no front air dam. 
>> 
>> I have to make a decision on what 200 mph tires I need for September if I am gonna run 200+ passing Mark, Rich, AJ, and JB next month. Yea someine has gots to do it. ;-)
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>> Limited choices here in nonrace tires but MICHELIN  and CONTINENTAL tires both have tires that will work for me althouh because they are only Y ated I quess I will be forced to run less then 200 mph again ;-(
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>> Of course if I was Rowdy or AJ I could just run V rated tires right? Okay just kidding...haha
>> 
>> The two models that are Y (186 MPH) rated tires that fit my wheels thar will pass tech but should not ever go 200 mph unless I am driving but the rear tires  are 27" tall tires ...so were these the tires on Charlies race car????
>> 
>> Michelin Super Sport or Michelin Pilot A/S 3's) in 
>> 245/45/17 fronts
>> 285/40/18 rears or;
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>> CONTINENTAL Extreme Contact DW's also are 245/45/17 fronts with 285/40/18 fronts...
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>> I'll miss my BFG tractor tires that did go 200 mph in sun, rain, ice, and snow and still look new but 
>> 
>> IL Duce
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