GOODYEAR TO DEBUT 10.5W TIRE AT CAROLINA
DRAGWAY
The latest member of Goodyear's line of drag racing tires
will hit the strip soon and the new product is aimed at
one of the fastest-growing segments of the sport: The Outlaw
Racing
Street Car Association's 10.5 Outlaw Class. A coming-out
party is planned for the July
30-31 ORSCA event at Carolina Dragway in Jackson, S.C.
Known by its nickname, 10.5W, the new tire measures 33
inches tall and its tread is 11.6 inches. It is a bias-ply
racing slick, mounts on a 15-inch wheel and has a 104-inch
circumference. The tire has Goodyear's D4B tread compound.
The 10.5W tread width designation is mandated for the class
by the sanctioning body.
ORSCA drivers Mike Hill, Gil Mobley and Joey Martin are
among the handful that have been part of the development
process for the 10.5W. Along with the debut of the 10.5W
tire at Carolina, Goodyear will have prototype displays
of their new Goodyear and Dunlop DOT drag radial tires.
A full compliment of engineers and marketing representatives
will be on hand to mark the event. [7-22-2005]
GOT CABO WABO? MAYBE OR MAYBE NOT
Jim Dunn's Fuel Coupe Team with the always loquacious Tony
Bartone driving, announced recently that they had signed
the Sammy Hagar backed Cabo Wabo Tequila as an associate.
Thinking that might represent an advertising opportunity
for Drag Racing Online Magazine, our advertising dude called
up the advertising rep for the booze and pitched them on
buying some ad space. The answer he received from the ad
rep went something like, "We have no budget for advertising
and besides we don't think drag racing is a good place for
us to advertise." Say what?
Kind of makes you wonder what the Jim Dunn deal was for.
Maybe a couple of cases of Cabo? [7-22-2005]
THE WJ/GRUMPY FEUD...THE EARLY YEARS
The Agent received this photo courtesy of the GM PR folks
and decided it was very interesting. It just shows how long
Warren Johnson and Grumpy Jenkins have been going at it
in Pro Stock. The Agent wonders if there was a burn-down
involved here. Be sure to see WJ's Wrap Sheet in our Features
section. [7-22-2005]
