Date:         Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:59:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: dumb tire question..Studless snows..
Comments: To: mcneely4@COX.NET
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Closed non-main pubic highways in Nevada, once a year.

Roads that go very straight for miles.  Cars are run at intervals.
Very hard to believe this..
but I am pretty sure I read one time the open class was won  by a kid in a
highly modified Camaro at some insanely high average speed....around 200
mph.

google it. or Wik-it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: dumb tire question..Studless snows..


> Don Hanson wrote:
>
> >When running at near 200mph, depending on some possibly bored or
>> inattentive tire store worker for your tire safety is not as appealing as
>> doing it exactly right, yourownself.
>
> I assume the above references racing.  Would any race car driver be using
> a tire store to do mechanical work of any kind?  Sounds strange to me.  I
> would think that only folks who drive on streets only would be using such
> personnel.  200 mph sounds a tad fast for street driving, or highway
> driving for that matter.
>
> DMc