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Old 02-09-2004, 10:07 PM
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Snake Oil: Asking questions on this forum doesn't show your ignorance. It makes you smarter! No one has all the answers here, but there are a lot of helpful folks out there who have been thoughtful enough to share their knowledge with us. Check out Jamo and Rick's messages and they will give you some useful information on Hoosier TDs. Hoosier's web site calls them "Historic" race tires. They have four different 15" sizes, from 8.7" to 11.0" wide, bias ply. I'm sure they are great autocrossers, but because of their light weight construction they aren't recommended for the street. I'd like to compare these side by side with the Hoosier A3S04 radials. You are right Ant, you can't get a tire to do everything. So far, the Kumhos still appear to be the most versitile of the lot. Some day I may have something to tow my machine with, and then I'll go with some real race tires and not worry about these piddly compromises, like being street legal, etc. Rich
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