are tires purely pneumatic devices?

[Grant Lenahan]

I know you don't believe it, but i've heard this from engineers at Michelin and GoodYear too.

As well as Pirelli's Grand-Am site engineer.

Grant
On Oct 22, 2012, at 1:23 PM, Huw Powell wrote:

> It's a pity that web site's "link" to the data was never added.
> 
> I'd love to see the raw data and description of the experimental setup, etc.
> 
> On 10/22/2012 9:13 AM, Grant Lenahan wrote:
>> Believe what you wish, i provided the first interesting test data i found.
>> 
>> 
>> Grant
>> 
>> On Oct 22, 2012, at 1:25 AM, Huw Powell wrote:
>> 
>>> Data from a test that wasn't designed to test the question at hand, garbage in, garbage out.
>>> 
>>> Especially considering the anomalous data.
>>> 
>>> So far from QED it's not funny.
>>> 
>>> On 10/11/2012 8:53 PM, Grant Lenahan wrote:
>>>> Huh and I had a disagreement.  Not sure why, since this has been reported at SAE, by Tire Rack and in racing forums ad nauseum.
>>>> Yet, we did.
>>>> 
>>>> here's quite a bit more empirical data from Avon tyres, that demonstrates that i was not nearly assertive enough.
>>>> They are barely pneumatic at all.
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.performancesimulations.com/fact-or-fiction-tires-1.htm
>>>> 
>>>> QED.
>>>> 
>>>> actually, not entirely QED. I'm interested enough that I'l;l send some time on this when i'm not doubled booked professionally.
>>>> 
>>>> But for now, qed :-)
>>>> 
>>>> Grant
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Grant Lenahan
>>>> glenahan at vfemail.net
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