They sometimes call them slicks, but new tires howl better, and as Bob
Bondurant said, 'A squealing tire is a happy tire!' Seeya, Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: Westys @ Watkins

Be careful Frank, on dry pavement new tires have less traction than
old ones... in fact BALD tires have the best traction when its dry. I
know its counter intuitive but it is because of their larger surface
area.

Chris

On 9/29/05, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@telus.net> wrote:
> Attaboy Frank! We set a lap record (just kidding, not much competition!)
at
> Seattle International Raceway a few years back, after the Vintage Races
were
> done. Our fully loaded 84 7 Passenger GL smoked the 1985 Westy of Art
> Stendel from Arizona! I completely screwed up Turns 3a and 3b, but nailed
4,
> 5 and 6 up the back of the track to show Art nothing but bike rack by turn
> 9. :)  In fairness, I have raced  that track a lot and Art hadn't, and the
> downhill entry into 3 is WAY more scary from up in a Vanagon than down in
a
> race car! Buckle Up, Jake
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 4:42 PM
> Subject: Westys @ Watkins
>
>
> > I'll be leaving for the Westys @ Watkins Glen event  tomorrow morning
> bright
> > & early.  Back Sunday evening if anyone's  looking for me.  See your
there
> if
> > your going.  Road test #1 for the  new Vredesteins.  Also testing the
> newly
> > acquired Delorme GPS  system for my laptop.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Frank  Condelli
> > Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> > '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg  (Forsale) & Lionel Trains
> > Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa  Valley
> > _Frank Condelli  & Associates_
> (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
> > _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
> > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) 1
> > _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW Camper
> > camping event, Almonte, ON, June 08 ~ 11,  2006
> >
>