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To: sparkomatic

Yeah, slightly-- the z-rated street tires are rated for "over 149 MPH" but 220? Maybe some race tires.

Here's the URL for that turbo-Hayabusa video and many more-- the Hayabusa "night" video is INSANE

http://www.uponone.com/listvideos-speed-viewed-10-10.php


82 posted on 06/06/2005 11:07:39 AM PDT by zipper ("The fear of God makes heroes, the fear of man makes cowards."-- Sgt Alvin C. York)
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To: sparkomatic

Correction make that the "Hi_Speed_Pass" video


83 posted on 06/06/2005 11:10:47 AM PDT by zipper ("The fear of God makes heroes, the fear of man makes cowards."-- Sgt Alvin C. York)
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To: zipper

That just killed about an hour of time here at work.


84 posted on 06/06/2005 12:07:08 PM PDT by sparkomatic (I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. Phil 4:13)
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To: zipper
Yeah, slightly-- the z-rated street tires are rated for "over 149 MPH" but 220? Maybe some race tires.

This has been a huge problem for racing as well. Last year, there were two "catastrophic tire failures" during qualifiying at Daytona. One at about 170MPH, the other at nearly 190MPH. IIRC, one of the guys slid nearly 300 yards! Both riders were in the hospital for a while.

In racing, what they've been doing for a while, especially on tracks with a high bank turn like Daytona, is have tires with multiple compouds. One side (the side that contacts the track during the high bank turn) is a "harder" compound, able to deal with the additional heat and stress, while the rest of the tire is made of a "softer" compound, which gives better traction, but doesn't last as long.

Mark

112 posted on 06/07/2005 5:29:25 AM PDT by MarkL (I've got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL!!!)
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