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| GBallantine |
 Aug 23 2005, 07:43 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 74 Joined: 12-October 04 From: Toronto,Ont.Canada Member No.: 2,930  |
Any 914 history gurus out there know what size tires the factory 914/6 ran in competition? Were they 50 or 60 series tire? |
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| ArtechnikA |
Aug 23 2005, 07:48 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
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914.6 in competition predated 50 or even 60-series tires. 914.6 raced on racing tires. typically Goodyear Bluestreak Sports Car Specials in north America. factory cars ran on Dunlops. bias ply slicks. (or rains or intermediates as conditions required, especially in the endurance events.) the performance street tire of the day was the 185-70/15 |
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| SirAndy |
Aug 23 2005, 12:06 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,644 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) those ain't no 50 tires ... 1972 Porsche 914-6, #77, Driver "Ekkehard Schimpf" Attached image(s) 
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| JmuRiz |
Aug 23 2005, 12:27 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,427 Joined: 30-December 02 From: NoVA Member No.: 50 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Maybe my 205/55/16s don't look so odd then...more like the factory racers, haha.
Yep, I think ~60-70 series (on a 15" wheel) is equivalent to the race tires of the day. |
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