[DeTomaso] Tire Tech

teampantera at yahoo.com teampantera at yahoo.com
Fri Sep 12 23:19:43 EDT 2008


Absolutly right on regarding tires and liability issues.

AJ and I tried to work a waiver after tech for Scott because we were and are confident Scott would not exceed tech. But as head of Tech explained tome earlier there is just too much at stake.

MD
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-----Original Message-----
From:	asajay at asajay.com

Date:	Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:56:03 
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tire Tech


You're exactly right Charles.  This has been a bit of a contested  
area, however the rule book clearly states you need to have tires with  
a rating no less than what it came stock with.  Scott and I looked it  
up later this afternoon.

There -have- been some waivers approved in the past, but that time is  
now over.  There are too many liability issues, the event has been  
around for a while and there is amble opportunity to ask questions  
beforehand.

Now with that said, Scott did come in to some mis information which is  
why he came with the H rated rubber on the back.  Scott was very  
disappointed to fail tech, especially after having been to the rookie  
school and tech in Las Vegas.  However, in LV they did officially  
"tech" the tires, so Scott had to make the drive here to have them  
checked.  Had Scott known in LV the tires would fail tech, he would  
have had a better opportunity to fix the problem.

As it is, Scott will be heading home tomorrow morning, unless some  
wheels and tires magically appear.  I wish there was something I could  
do, but short of driving some 10 hours to and from Reno to pick up a  
set from Larry Stock, I can't do anything.  I do it, but I've already  
been up a long time and need to be up and around tomorrow,  here in Ely.

If anyone else can transport a set of wheels and tires from Larry in  
Reno, to us in Ely by tomorrow, we can still get Scott tech'd, but  
right now his plan is to head home.

So put the word out.  A Pantera entered in this even is required to  
have a minimum of V rated tires.  Although waivers have been  
petitioned and approved in the past, that will no longer be the case.   
We need to adhere to and play by the rules, it's for everybodies safety.

Asa Jay


Quoting Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>:

> Asa Jay -
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> NOt trying to pour salt on a wound, but that tire speed rating is a rather
> well known requirement. I think it was the Dawg himself who explained why -
> a few years ago someone in a Testa Rossa ran with tires suitable for his
> Speed class, but below the capability of the car. He went out and exceded
> his tech speed for an extended period and his tires gave out. They exploded,
> he drove into the side of a mountain and killed his co-driver/wife, if I
> remember correctly.
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> Basically, they want  you protected. If you car can do 160, then your tires
> need to be able to do 160 even if you SAY you won't drive that fast.
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