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Re: WTB: 7x15 Ronal R8s w/4x100 bolt pattern
On Sat, 16 Dec 1995 AUDIDUDI@delphi.com wrote:
> I mounted a set of Hoosier slicks on my 7x15 Ronals and put them on the car
> over at the rollcage store to check clearances for some of the tube braces.
> Although they are a quite a bit heavier than I'd like, they look so "right"
> on the car I've decided I'd better start looking for another set to use for
> spares and/or rain tires.
Jeff jeff jeff,
(said, semi tongue-in-cheek)
Wait a minute here. I thought you were building a serious race
car here. What do you mean, "they are heavier than I like, but they 'Look'
right?"
Who cares what they look like? Especially if you lose, nobody
will care what it looks like. At best, they will say, "It sure looks
nice, but it's slow." Or, my favourite, "That car is so clean you could
eat off it." That is almost always said of a slow, but clean car.
If there are other reasons for using this wheel, I can understand, but
looks alone has no place on a race car.
Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey
graydon@apollo.gmi.edu
'86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, GDS Racing Stage II
'85 Mazda RX7 GS 12A-leaning-towards-a-13B-soon