When I was racing, the Goodyear truck at the race track filled everybody's
tires with compressed air, from GT3 privateer to Newman's Turbo 280Z.

Nitrogen is for camera pedestals in TV studios.

On 9/20/07, Brendan Slevin <brendan@bellatazza.com> wrote:
>
> My old boss used to fill his BTCC Peugeot 405's race tires with
> nitrogen.  I
> remember him saying something about it being lighter and more stable
> pressure-wise than compressed air.  I'd love to hear more about that form
> someone with more first-hand experience.
>
>
>
> Brendan
>
> I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. -T.S. Eliot
>
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> Miguel Pacheco
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 8:04 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Michelin Agilis Tires
>
> And don't forget, nitrogen is lighter than air.....by 20% I think. Miguel
> (going off line for a few days of Rocky Mountain Syncro Fest high up in
> the
> Colorado Rockies!)
>

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