Thread: What's the performance difference between 15 inch, 16 inch and 17 inch tires (all else equal)?
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Default What's the performance difference between 15 inch, 16 inch and 17inch tires (all else equal)?
On 07/19/2017 03:47 PM, wrote:
I remember the super-modified races at Flamborough S. Ontario
in the early 1970's .. their brakes were glowing red at the end of
the feature ! I don't know how they avoided fires ?
The cars were akin to go-carts - but with big modified V8 engines.

The outlaw karts are karts -- most of which have side mounted 600cc
Honda two-strokes. As far as weight to horsepower they are right up
there. You can get into it for under $10K too. I'd be seriously
interested but I don't think they have a geriatrics class

The local track is a 1/6 mile dirt oval and they're turning laps under
10 seconds. It's fast even if it doesn't have the earth shaking roar the
dirt track races of my youth did. I took my fiance -- once. She just
about had a panic attack from the noise.
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