Zgringo 450MPH Run

[Hodo]

Gringo what tires ratings that go that fast... I know there is Z rated, but those would be Ludicris rated? or Plad?

LOL j/k I know some of the drag tires ratings. Not the big boys wheels though. I mostly like Street tire class on the track when I turn wrenches for people. BUt I perfer course racing personally.

[Zgringo]

Originally Posted by Hodo

Gringo what tires ratings that go that fast... I know there is Z rated, but those would be Ludicris rated? or Plad?

LOL j/k I know some of the drag tires ratings. Not the big boys wheels though. I mostly like Street tire class on the track when I turn wrenches for people. BUt I perfer course racing personally.

Good question Hodo, I hope the following answers your question, It's about Mickey Thompson Tire Co.

"Here are just some of the firsts they have brought to the industry: Wide/Low Profile tires on 12" wheels at the Indy 500 in 1963; Wide/Low Profile Tires on 15" wheels at the Indy 500 in 1964; the first 70 series tire in 1966; the first 60 series tire in 1969;
and the first 50 series tire in 1971. They also introduced "raised white letter" tires in 1970. In 1973, Mickey Thompson introduced tall, light truck tires with a 35" O.D. and, in 1978, they introduced large, light truck radial tires. Mickey Thompson innovations aren't just found on the street. In 1991 they came out with DOT-approved race tires for Sportsman Pro racing and DOT-approved 17" Off Road racing tires and wheels came out in 1994. 1996 saw them claim the title of having the "World's Fastest DOT Tire" at 500 mph with the Bonneville LSR tire; they then followed that up with the "World's Fastest DOT Motorcycle Tire" title, the MCR."

Mickey Thompson Tire Co. Quit making These tires last year so we have a problem unless we can find a mfg. to make tires for us.
If you think the tires on your car are costly, try buying tires rated for speeds in the 500MPH range.
I too perfer course racing as I started racing at a very young age when our great society dodn't restrict a person for age. Short track motorcycle racing was a blast and racing at over 100MPH without brakes was a rush. Then went to Midgets. My brother aquired the midget Billy Vukovich raced on the Pacific coast when he went to sprint cars. I too moved on to sprint cars, then Uncle Sam felt I was more needed to play war games in Korea. After returning from Korea I met Ed and Don "Big Daddy" Garlic in Tampa, Florida and got involved in drag racing when it was still in it's beginning. Everything we had on the cars was hand built. This was before Isky, Moon, Donovan, Wyand, Edelbrock and the likes. All these guys were racers that developed a art and the racing as we know it today was born.
Today I'm limited to Pro Import drag racing and Land Speed racing as my eyes nerve has been stretched so many times from such hard lanches in the AA/Fuel dragsters that many more I'd be blind, so I've backed off the thing I love so much to easier things on the body. I've had a great life and have met some super people. People with the same desire to go faster than ever before, never happy with normal driving, and pushing the car and their ability to the limits, the likes of Lou Meyer, 3 time winner of the Indy 500, my mentor and good friend for many years. The last time we met was in Searchlight, Nevada prior to his passing and I took him for a ride in my Turbo 911 Ruf and all he could say is, what would it have been like to have something like this when I was a kid, faster, faster. Whats wild about that ride is he was 95 or 97 and still had the love for speed. It never dies.
And now it's time for me to finish what I started and pass it on to the next generation of nuts with the love for speed.

[Hodo]

Playing war games in Korea Republic of....... That wouldnt have been the Korean War would it? That makes you uh....... Older than the Z line. lol.

I was in Korea, back in 98-99 Camp Casey, 122nd Signal Company Tung Duc Shung (I misspelled it horribly but I cant say most of the Korean towns let alone spell them)

[Zgringo]

Originally Posted by Hodo

Playing war games in Korea Republic of....... That wouldnt have been the Korean War would it? That makes you uh....... Older than the Z line. lol.

I was in Korea, back in 98-99 Camp Casey, 122nd Signal Company Tung Duc Shung (I misspelled it horribly but I cant say most of the Korean towns let alone spell them)

In fact it was during the Korean war, and I never worried how to spell the towns names cause I dropped bombs on them and wiped them off the map. Nice games we play. And I am a few days older than the Z line. In fact, I think I'm older than dirt.