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Jerry Beck II · 12-06-07, 09:19 PM

We raced Hoosiers in the ARCA Super car series. Which was at the time pretty darn cool with racing on all types of tracks. (oval asphalt, oval dirt, road, street)

We HAD to use Hoosiers.

Their main trait was inconsistent build quality. Once at the Springfield mile, we were leading and 4 laps from the end the left front goes down. An actual nickle sized hole appeared from the inside of the tire! Punctures are usually associated with a tear or ripping deformation from the outside, not this one. More like a bubble in the sidewall...

About 60% of the races we entered we had tire problems.

We had compound changes from side to side on a tire, asymetrical sidewall heigths, and a myriad of other problems.

Verry strange wearing patterns.

I wouldn't recommend them.

Just what I have seen.

12-06-07, 09:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jerry Beck II amcboy Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cass, WV Posts: 3 Rep Power: 1	Re: Hoosier tire experience We raced Hoosiers in the ARCA Super car series. Which was at the time pretty darn cool with racing on all types of tracks. (oval asphalt, oval dirt, road, street) We HAD to use Hoosiers. Their main trait was inconsistent build quality. Once at the Springfield mile, we were leading and 4 laps from the end the left front goes down. An actual nickle sized hole appeared from the inside of the tire! Punctures are usually associated with a tear or ripping deformation from the outside, not this one. More like a bubble in the sidewall... About 60% of the races we entered we had tire problems. We had compound changes from side to side on a tire, asymetrical sidewall heigths, and a myriad of other problems. Verry strange wearing patterns. I wouldn't recommend them. Just what I have seen.