[DeTomaso] What a great car!
John Bentley (jab)
jab at cisco.com
Wed Nov 14 13:11:24 EST 2007
Art,
I take that as nobody would put anything less than VR's on their Pantera
so every Pantera should be able to tech to 140 (since V is 149) with
regular factory-rated tires. If I only had a dollar for everyone on
this list that has admitted they went over 100 MPH on some lonely
country road.......
Only 6 months left before NORC in Ely!
JB
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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of Art Stephens
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:59 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What a great car!
" Maybe there was no speed rating in 1938, but in 1971, there was.
There is a sticker in my passenger door jam on my 72 that shows the
original tires had a VR speed rating."
Well I'll be damned! :-))
Art
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On Behalf Of Art Stephens
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:32 AM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What a great car!
>
> Mike,
> I just read the rules and it does state that all tires must have a
> speed rating that is equal to or greater than original equipment.
> It's too bad they have to be so restrictive that it keeps some people
> from going out and having a good time at safe speeds. I don't think
> tires were even speed rated back in the 70's? Perhaps they could be
> persuaded to make an exception for vintage cars?
>
> Art
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> To: artstephens at charter.net ; teampantera at yahoo.com ;
> asajay at asajay.com ; detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What a great car!
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>
>
> In a message dated 11/13/07 22 40 49, artstephens at charter.net writes:
>
>
>
> It appears that you are not entirely correct. :-)) The
> Touring
> division only requires "U" rated tires (124 mph). The grand
touring
> division only requires "V" rated tires, which allow a tech speed
> of 140
> mph. Beginning with the grand sport division, "tires should not
> be more
> than two years old". I don't see an age restriction for tires in
> the
> touring and grand touring divisions?
>
>
>
> Panteras are reportedly subject to additional penalties which are NOT
> in the stated rules. A Mustang in the touring group can run on
> U-rated tires, but a Pantera in the SAME group must have V-rated or
better.
> This according to MD. I refuse to invest the substantial money and
> effort to travel a great distance to participate in an event whose
> rules are so arbitrarily and capriciously enforced and/or ignored by
> the organizers.
>
> I have heard from other ORR vets who run in other ORR events around
> the country, where the tire tech is more reasonable (i.e. restrictive
> when it makes sense and has to be, i.e. high speed classes, and less
> stringent in the lower speed classes).
>
> But those are WAY too far away, unfortunately.
>
> Mike (ironically, the Silver State people would probably be happy to
> accept my Sciroccos as-is!)
>
>
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