<p>Hey those tractor tires are good enough for John Deere and good enough for me....</p>
<p>One idea to think about is what AJ did.and.get.17/18" wheels just for ORR because now I can't comfortably sleep well knowing you were not there with us Sunday night while AJ was falling down drunk..okay kidding about AJ but not kidding about John Deere or spooning with <br>
JB ;-)</p>
<p>Will start working on JB again soon as I get back from Compton...or ah I mean Topeka ;-)</p>
<p>John Bentley <gndplne@yahoo.com> wrote:</p>
<p>>yep, if I run again, I'll have to throw away these perfectly good tires and then try and find new tires that will fit my rims. I doubt it will happen. Last time I looked at tire rack there were no available DOT tires available in both 245/45-16 and 335/35-17. I'd have to replace my front wheels or all wheels and get something like 18's. Might have to go with those tractor wheels like the Dawg.<br>
><br>
>JB<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>________________________________<br>
> From: "asajay@asajay.com" <asajay@asajay.com><br>
>To: tpr@teampanteraracing.com <br>
>Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 5:23 PM<br>
>Subject: Re: [TPR] 2012 SSCC Update from the field<br>
> <br>
>Just for another Tire Rack point of reference. The brand new tires I <br>
>got from them only a month ago came in with 2012 date codes for the <br>
>rears... and 2010 date codes for the fronts. Yea... two year old <br>
>tires on the fronts. But they passed tech.<br>
><br>
>Mad Dog says he buys from a local distributor and -always- says "don't <br>
>deliver me anything until the dates codes are with six months of NOW." <br>
> ... and that's what he gets, even if it takes six weeks to find them.<br>
><br>
>I may try that myself next time.<br>
><br>
>Asa Jay<br>
><br>
>Quoting bob Radefeld <bob@radefeld.com>:<br>
><br>
>> Wow John, it's hard to believe that Tire Rack would send out tires that are<br>
>> that old?!! I've bought my last two sets of tires from them & the code<br>
>> dates have always been in the year I purchased them? I'd think you should<br>
>> be contacting them & questioning why those tires were that old & STILL in<br>
>> their inventory!<br>
>><br>
>> Rowdy<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 2:06 PM, John Bentley <gndplne@yahoo.com> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> they never said anything about the age of the tires last year, but since<br>
>>> there was a couple deaths on-course last year, they are getting real<br>
>>> picky. They only had about 400 miles on them so the tread looked new.<br>
>>> Watch out for tires from Tire Rack. I bought these 2 years ago but the<br>
>>> tire tech guy claimed they were 12 years old! I replaced the tires 2 years<br>
>>> ago because they were about 5 years old, but it turns out these new ones<br>
>>> were even older than the ones I took off!<br>
>>><br>
>>> Agreed, if its not one thing its another. Still it was a great time in<br>
>>> Ely.<br>
>>><br>
>>> JB<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> ------------------------------<br>
>>> *From:* bob Radefeld <bob@radefeld.com><br>
>>> *To:* John Bentley <gndplne@yahoo.com><br>
>>> *Cc:* Asa Jay Laughton <asajay@asajay.com>; "tpr@teampanteraracing.com" <<br>
>>> tpr@teampanteraracing.com><br>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 17, 2012 6:22 AM<br>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [TPR] 2012 SSCC Update from the field<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> That's a real bummer John! Sorry to hear BOTH you & Asa ran into problems<br>
>>> @ the race. :o(( I've never seen the tech team @ SORC ever check tire code<br>
>>> dates. Seems as though their prime concern is good tread, no sidewall<br>
>>> cracking, etc. I ran on 7 year old tires one year before I popped for new<br>
>>> rubber last year & of course then my car decided it didn't want to run, so<br>
>>> I missed the frigg'in race completely...........if it's not one thing it's<br>
>>> another, sadly!!<br>
>>><br>
>>> Rowdy<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 8:53 PM, John Bentley <gndplne@yahoo.com> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Congrats asa and the tpr iron men! I couldn't run because of an expired<br>
>>> date code on my front tires. Sucks, but a very valuable le$$on. Now in Reno<br>
>>> looking for trouble :)<br>
>>><br>
>>> Sent from my iPhone<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Sep 16, 2012, at 4:44 PM, "Asa Jay Laughton"<asajay@asajay.com> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Three Panteras started....and three finished, the 25th running of the<br>
>>> Silver State Classic Challenge. All did well.<br>
>>><br>
>>> However.... after the event, Asa Jay's Racing Against Autism Panted was<br>
>>> struck by another car when he was refueling in Ash Springs. Damage is to<br>
>>> the rear fender on the passenger side ahead of the wheel. Looks<br>
>>> repairable, did not appear to affect driving to Las Vegas for the awards<br>
>>> banquet. Bummer way to end such a great run.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Asa Jay<br>
>>> (Yes, I often talk of myself in the third person)<br>
>>><br>
>>> *Sent using Jedi mind tricks.*<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> -----Original message-----<br>
>>><br>
>>> *From: *Asa Jay Laughton <asajay@asajay.com>*<br>
>>> To: *tpr@teampanteraracing.com*<br>
>>> Sent: *Sat, Sep 15, 2012 01:17:58 GMT+00:00*<br>
>>> Subject: *Re: [TPR] 2012 SSCC Update from the field<br>
>>><br>
>>> \t?-$? ?DC?c??L??M 8?D<?<br>
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<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">yep, if I run again, I'll have to throw away these perfectly good tires and then try and find new tires that will fit my rims. I doubt it will happen. Last time I looked at tire rack there were no available DOT tires available in both 245/45-16 and 335/35-17. I'd have to replace my front wheels or all wheels and get something like 18's. Might have to go with those tractor wheels like the Dawg.<br><br>JB<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "asajay@asajay.com" <asajay@asajay.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">To:</span></b> tpr@teampanteraracing.com <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, September 17, 2012 5:23 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TPR] 2012 SSCC Update from the field<br> </font> </div> <br>Just for another Tire Rack point of reference. The brand new tires I <br>got from them only a month ago came in with 2012 date codes for the <br>rears... and 2010 date codes for the fronts. Yea... two year old <br>tires on the fronts. But they passed tech.<br><br>Mad Dog says he buys from a local distributor and -always- says "don't <br>deliver me anything until the dates codes are with six months of NOW." <br> ... and that's what he gets, even if it takes six weeks to find them.<br><br>I may try that myself next time.<br><br>Asa Jay<br><br>Quoting bob Radefeld <<a ymailto="mailto:bob@radefeld.com"
href="mailto:bob@radefeld.com">bob@radefeld.com</a>>:<br><br>> Wow John, it's hard to believe that Tire Rack would send out tires that are<br>> that old?!! I've bought my last two sets of tires from them & the code<br>> dates have always been in the year I purchased them? I'd think you should<br>> be contacting them & questioning why those tires were that old & STILL in<br>> their inventory!<br>><br>> Rowdy<br>><br>><br>><br>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 2:06 PM, John Bentley <<a ymailto="mailto:gndplne@yahoo.com" href="mailto:gndplne@yahoo.com">gndplne@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>> they never said anything about the age of the tires last year, but since<br>>> there was a couple deaths on-course last year, they are getting real<br>>> picky. They only had about 400 miles on them so the tread looked new.<br>>> Watch out for tires from Tire Rack. I bought
these 2 years ago but the<br>>> tire tech guy claimed they were 12 years old! I replaced the tires 2 years<br>>> ago because they were about 5 years old, but it turns out these new ones<br>>> were even older than the ones I took off!<br>>><br>>> Agreed, if its not one thing its another. Still it was a great time in<br>>> Ely.<br>>><br>>> JB<br>>><br>>><br>>> ------------------------------<br>>> *From:* bob Radefeld <<a ymailto="mailto:bob@radefeld.com" href="mailto:bob@radefeld.com">bob@radefeld.com</a>><br>>> *To:* John Bentley <<a ymailto="mailto:gndplne@yahoo.com" href="mailto:gndplne@yahoo.com">gndplne@yahoo.com</a>><br>>> *Cc:* Asa Jay Laughton <<a ymailto="mailto:asajay@asajay.com" href="mailto:asajay@asajay.com">asajay@asajay.com</a>>; "<a ymailto="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com"
href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>" <<br>>> <a ymailto="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com" href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>><br>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 17, 2012 6:22 AM<br>>> *Subject:* Re: [TPR] 2012 SSCC Update from the field<br>>><br>>><br>>> That's a real bummer John! Sorry to hear BOTH you & Asa ran into problems<br>>> @ the race. :o(( I've never seen the tech team @ SORC ever check tire code<br>>> dates. Seems as though their prime concern is good tread, no sidewall<br>>> cracking, etc. I ran on 7 year old tires one year before I popped for new<br>>> rubber last year & of course then my car decided it didn't want to run, so<br>>> I missed the frigg'in race completely...........if it's not one thing it's<br>>> another, sadly!!<br>>><br>>>
Rowdy<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 8:53 PM, John Bentley <<a ymailto="mailto:gndplne@yahoo.com" href="mailto:gndplne@yahoo.com">gndplne@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> Congrats asa and the tpr iron men! I couldn't run because of an expired<br>>> date code on my front tires. Sucks, but a very valuable le$$on. Now in Reno<br>>> looking for trouble :)<br>>><br>>> Sent from my iPhone<br>>><br>>> On Sep 16, 2012, at 4:44 PM, "Asa Jay Laughton"<<a ymailto="mailto:asajay@asajay.com" href="mailto:asajay@asajay.com">asajay@asajay.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> Three Panteras started....and three finished, the 25th running of the<br>>> Silver State Classic Challenge. All did well.<br>>><br>>> However.... after the event, Asa Jay's Racing Against Autism Panted was<br>>> struck by another car when he was
refueling in Ash Springs. Damage is to<br>>> the rear fender on the passenger side ahead of the wheel. Looks<br>>> repairable, did not appear to affect driving to Las Vegas for the awards<br>>> banquet. Bummer way to end such a great run.<br>>><br>>> Asa Jay<br>>> (Yes, I often talk of myself in the third person)<br>>><br>>> *Sent using Jedi mind tricks.*<br>>><br>>><br>>> -----Original message-----<br>>><br>>> *From: *Asa Jay Laughton <<a ymailto="mailto:asajay@asajay.com" href="mailto:asajay@asajay.com">asajay@asajay.com</a>>*<br>>> To: *<a ymailto="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com" href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>*<br>>> Sent: *Sat, Sep 15, 2012 01:17:58 GMT+00:00*<br>>> Subject: *Re: [TPR] 2012 SSCC Update from the field<br>>><br>>> \t?-$? ?DC?c??L??M
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