i picked myself up some 245/35 Hoosiers today. too bad i won't have a chance to run them until next march- april.

 

From where?

 

Phil's Tire Service. The traveling tire people that work all the midwest & IN/OH nasa events. Take offs, great price and they look great. Just have to clear a spot downstairs to store them for the winter now.

 

How bad did they beat you up on price?

 

$140

 

^ a piece? That sees like a pretty good deal.

 

Set.

 

Sweet deal, how tread was left on them? How was the track?

 

There is good tread left on them. Maybe 70-80% left. The grooves are fairly deep and not down to the wear bars and the depth holes in the sholders are deep as well.

 

Good find. Do you think I can contact them to see if I can pick some up?

 

You have PM.

 

From the list that I saw, it looks like almost everything is the wrong size, or they just have an odd number of tires left.

 

I win.

there is always that guy up there in WI that sells take offs.

 

remember hoosiers do not store well--be careful when you take them on the track next year. The rubber may ---MAY---harden on you and they can get slick.
olddragger

 

They should store fine in a dark, climate controlled room under a blanket wrapped in a tarp. <-- Just a heads up for anyone else trying to store R's over the off season.

 

Mac what run group have you been signed up to?

 

2. I've only done 1 NASA event.

 

PM'd Phil, still waiting to hear back from him. Who is this WI guy that sells take offs?

Off topic, some kid in a EVO was giving me the "I can take you in a race look" just has he ramed into the person infront of him That was classic

 

Found the old email! yay for being a hypocritical sys admin!

There is generally not much on his site. I emailed him and he just responded to give him a call.

John Berget
JB RACING TIRES
jbracingtires@sbcglobal.net
http://www.jbracingtires.net/
262-740-0180



awesome!

 

Did he actually hit the other car?

Yeah Mac, d00d you did get the steal of a century for a set!!!!

 

Right now they are sitting in my garage - which should stay +20 above ambient (~70's/50's high/low right now). They are sitting on an old bath mat to keep them off the concrete floow, wrapped in a couple of old wool waterbed pads until I can get the space cleared in the ~70-75*F basement. I should try to do that today after work. Don't want the tires to harden, like OD said. That would be bad news bears.

Depending on how things go later this winter I might pick up another set of R's from that guy in WI if he has something I want. I doubt these Hoohoo's are gonna last all year next year.

 

Good point, I would like to get another set of either OEM wheels, or maybe some nice
17"s for the gearing advantage, and then find some takeoffs.

 

i got some good Toyo's from JB. I have gotten two events out of them, and they are still showing groove all the way around.

maybe I need to drive faster...

 

I have decided that if I am going to buy another set of wheels they will be 17's and as wide as I can fit under the car and they will be for track tires only. Of course I'm accumulating enough tires/wheels at my house to start dealing.

 

+1