talking about tires... anyone ever use American Racer tires

[RSTPerformance]

they look lime they might make an affordable tire comperable to a Hoosier dirt stocker???

anyone ever try one???

here is a catalog with thier DOT legal tires listed... http://www.boubin.com/Pages/2004RaceTireCatalog.pdf

Never delt with that dealer, or used or herd of anyone using these tires on IT Cars... so I thought it might make for an interesting conversation...

Raymond

[pgipson]

Some strange looking tread patterns. I would guess that they might be some sort of DOT bias ply dirt racing tire?


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Spec RX7 #11
Scottsdale AZ

[Bill Miller]

IIRC, these are made by McCreary, a well known name in short-track racing. Some of those DOT patterns look like the old Hoosier bias ply tires (Auto Crosser and Street Stocker, IIRC). There was a class at one of the short tracks (asphalt) in NE Pa. that required DOT tires. Some kind of compact 4-cyl class.

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MARRS #25 ITB Rabbit GTI (sold) | MARRS #25 HProd Rabbit
SCCA 279608

[joeg]

I never thought Hoosier Dirt Stockers were that expensive(?)

[Knestis]

Not available in 14" diameter. http://ITForum.ImprovedTouring.com/frown.gif

K

[RSTPerformance]

K-

But we can now use 15" wheels!!!!

opps shouldn't have gone their http://ITForum.ImprovedTouring.com/wink.gif

Raymond

[Knestis]

...and the smallest option has an OD of 26.4 inches. That's 3.5 inches the wrong way from where I am on Toyos but, who knows - maybe the overdrive effect would be helpful in the rain. The ground clearance would be cool. http://ITForum.ImprovedTouring.com/smile.gif

K

[Fastfred92]

I thought "dirt stockers" were not DOT legal ????

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Fred Alphin
#92 Hankook Tire SSB VW GTI VR6
BMW 325i ITS ( 2006 ? )

[joeg]

A kind of "old wive's tale", Fred.

Dirt Stockers are DOT for IT purposes, although they are a bias ply.

Hoosier certainly wants to phase them out in favor of the "Radial Wet", but they haven't been able to do so for the smaller sizes.

Cheers.

[racer_tim]

Hoosier has 2 different tires for DOT "wet"

the old dirt stockers are

https://www.hoosiertire.com/otdtire.htm

and the DOT "wet" road racing are

https://www.hoosiertire.com/rrtire.htm



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Tim Linerud
San Francisco Region SCCA
#95 GP Wabbit
http://linerud.myvnc.com/racing/index.html

racer_tim @ yahoo dot com