Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Tires from Costco

[Martin Stark (mstark]

Go back another 10 years and move the venue to the Northeast tracks.  We were running tube-type race tires tubeless to save the weigh and coating the magnesium race wheels with urethane paint to prevent air loss.

On 4/15/2013 1:01 PM, Doug and Terri Anderson wrote:

>> Rick notes “Nitrogen does not permeate the tire carcass as fast as air so it applies here as well for a vehicle that may have its tire pressure ignored for extended periods of time.”

 

Picture this – 1977, Laguna Seca Raceway, the spring 4 four hour enduro will be starting in an hour.  Race wheels with new race tires waiting to mounted on the Porsche RSR are beside the car the car facing up while we do last minute checks on brakes and suspension.  There is a very light mist falling and the tires are getting wet.  I look over at the tires and our new GO-GO-Goodyear’s are making white walls.  What the hell - - - - ?  Ayep, billions and billions and billions of little white bubbles foaming trough the ever thin sidewalls.  My my.

 

I notice George Follmer’s and Jim Busby’s tires, next to us, weren’t fizzing.  My my again.  At that time, N2 fills were still a Penske-isk Unfair Advantage.

 

DOUG

 

PS – One more spoof the public question:  When paying a bill using cash, ask them if they take Federal Reserve Notes.  Ya know, not even our post office will.  Alas.

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