[TPR] Tires for 200 Mph?

[TPR]

Gives new meaning to 'cuttin the grass'. 

David in Durango <adin at frontier.net> wrote:

>Afirmative.  Don't recommend mowing grass, either.
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "TPR" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
>To: "David in Durango" <adin at frontier.net>; <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
>Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 8:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [TPR] Tires for 200 Mph?
>
>
>> Was that when you mowed the grass in Arnold with your spoiler?
>>
>> Oh I do remember that. ;-)
>> It was the day Tom "Gladiator" Di Iulio and I slept in and you said GET UP 
>> YOU SLACKERS....in spite of us sleeping in you did us proud at the One 
>> Mile Shoot Out.
>>
>>
>> David in Durango <adin at frontier.net> wrote:
>>
>>>When I ran the Sandhills Mile the car had been modified by an agricultural
>>>excursion resulting in little or no chin spoiler.  The ride to 150 was
>>>thrillling.  If you are running with rear downforce it will be worse.
>>>But then a wheelie at 179mph would BE bitchin' . . . .
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "TPR" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
>>>To: <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
>>>Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 7:31 PM
>>>Subject: [TPR] Tires for 200 Mph?
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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. ;-)
>>>>
>>>> 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 ;-(
>>>>
>>>> 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;
>>>>
>>>> CONTINENTAL Extreme Contact DW's also are 245/45/17 fronts with 
>>>> 285/40/18
>>>> fronts...
>>>>
>>>> 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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