Re:The Only McLaren F1 Technician in North America
by toomuchtodo on Sunday December 24, 2017 @10:09PM
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Corvette tires are expensive because they’re designed to go very fast and also to go very far when they go flat (50-70 miles without air if I recall), as you carried no spare (different sized wheels front and back). Not sure about the latest generation Corvette (have not owned one since the early 00s), but the C5s were only ~$300/tire (Goodyear Eagle F1s).
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Re:The Only McLaren F1 Technician in North America
by mikestew on Monday December 25, 2017 @03:13PM
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I think the new ones have tires all the same size. Regardless, yes, ‘vettes go fast, which why I used them as an example. Because I imagine a hockey stick on the tire speed rating/price curve. We can get you to 180mph for a reasonable price ($1200 ‘vette tires). You want over 200mph? Ooh, that’s going to cost you because that’s very hard to do, and there aren’t a dozen street-legal cars in the world that need them.