Goodyear race tires

[jmimac351]

Originally Posted by What'saCobra?

Sounds like kindergarten. Johnny wouldn't share with me...

Every chassis sets-up differently and driver preference, skill and style have a great deal to do with it. And that's for the same equipment, that is... presuming even exactly the same mechanicals, which isn't very likely. Sticktion, draging, limits, concentricity, pick-up preferences and mods, center-lines and lots more affect final settings, when they cannot either be controlled-out of the set-up or ignored due to time or lack of knowledge...

i like things pretty twitchy to keep the tires hot up north, but some prefer more dynamic stability and less throttle over-steer down here in Florida in the summer to reduce tire temps. Now, when we go out with cold tires, in the cold, in a twitchy car, be careful on the first few laps, right? Plenty of dopes have lost it on the warm-up lap; but not me (yet, and close doesn't count). Plenty more lose it in the first corner after the spin for the same reason, forgetting tire condition and how it changes when cold or dirty.

Initial settings are just a recommendation and don't reflect anywhere near the whole story. Given the time it takes to find what's best for me, today, on this track and the seat time it takes to make intelligent choices, i would rather have an experienced professional show me how, on the payroll. That's just me, i guess.

Otherwise, we can get it in a book and experiment.

Professor, more here than meets the eye. But please know that we are impressed. See you at the track.

[jdcbr]

When you(and eveyone else) refer to the "Billboard" tires, are these the Bue Streak tires? Todd Buttrick, nice to see your name on a forum again. You probably dont remember me but we didi meet a couple of times. You were the reason I narrowed my rear end.

Jim DeQuattro

[Madmiles442]

They are very close, but not exactly. Blue Streaks are Goodyear's G7, which only have a chicken-scratch tread, very close to a slick. "Billboards" have a decent tread in them. I'm told it's the same rubber compound, just different tread.
Blue Streaks at Goodyear G7's

[FUNFER2]

Is this correct, the Blue streaks only have the name, Good Year. The Billboards have Good Year and Eagle ?

[jdcbr]

FUNFER2
You are correct. Blue streaks also have a G7 or G12 lable. "Cobra" tires are the Billboard tires.

Jim

[FUNFER2]

Man, over a $1,000 for a set ?
I love the looks and want them but,......

[601HP]

FWIW:

Years ago I put the Blue Streaks on and drove on the street for a while.
Pros: They looked good. They stick like glue.
Cons: I had 4 flats in 250 miles. The tread is extremely thin. They pepper the rear fender with grit. They may be predictably dangerous on a wet street. I now use them for some occasional track driving.

A few years ago I mounted the Billboard tires for street use.
Pros: They look great. The tread height is great for street driving. No flat, yet.
Con: It's also a sticky tire and peppers the rear fender, but somewhat less than the Blue Streak tire. Just some more 'patina'.

David

[FUNFER2]

The Billboards are what I want, I talked to someone yesterday that when he goes to a track event, he;ll see if he can get me a good used set. With us racing sprint cars, when the Outlaws come to town, they race in the hot laps and maybe, a heat race and throw them away.

So, if any.....of you go racing, please remember me if you see a good set being thrown away !

Maybe I should use our sprint Hoosiers on my cobra.

[Madmiles442]

Originally Posted by FUNFER2

Is this correct, the Blue streaks only have the name, Good Year. The Billboards have Good Year and Eagle ?

Correct.
Yea, mine were around $1k/set, but if you want ultimate grip, I mean a race tire (now I know why those guys swerve back and forth to heat up their tires) then this is it. I used to be able to chirp the tires in 3rd and now I can't break them loose under 2500 in 1st. It feels like it wants to do a wheel stand.
I only put 2000 miles on the car a year, so they'll age out before they wear out. And I don't drive if there's any chance of rain.