[DeTomaso] Tires for Sandhills ORR

[Tom Di Iulio]

The visual condition of the tires is what will be inspected in Nebraska,
not the tire date code. This is NOT true in other ORR's but in Nebraska,
they do not check date codes. I run the same tires and have never had a
problem. As long as they have good tread and no sidewall cracks or dry
rot, they'll pass tech. you may want to consider new valve stems as they
typically show wear quicker than the tires. Push 'em back and forth to
see if cracks are visible, you may be surprised. 
Now....with that said, only YOU can decide if they are safe to run. If
you've been driving the car and the tires are in good repair, you should
be able to do fine. 
Mine are about the same age as yours and I'll be running on 'em. I use
Hoosier race slicks for the road course stuff like Pahrump. 
Hope this helps....

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of Bob Radefeld
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:58 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Tires for Sandhills ORR

Can any of you veterans of an ORR give me a clue as to 
whether the 17" Michelin Pilot Sport tires I presently have
will pass tech @ Sandhills? I'm 99% sure the load ratings 
on them or OK but the manufacturing date looks like it was
the 20th week of '04. Since it looks like they'll be about 
4-1/2 years old next August, will they pass Tech or will I
need a newer set. The website & rules for this race don't seem to
address this issue. Any thoughts from you guys 
would be appreciated before I try to contact someone 
directly @ Sandhills. Thanks!

Bob

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