Senior Racer question.....

Dallas Kelly · 01-07-2010, 02:09 PM

When they were first introduced in the late fifties they were the most expensive tires sold at the time BUT they had a lifetime tread wear warranty with free replacement , no pro rating. What racer wouldn't love never having to buy another set of race tires? The other posters have noted that they were not supposed to squeal and provided fantastic traction for their time; wet or dry. Local drag racers were getting about three weeks between replacement sets. Standard Oil withdrew the warranty about one year after introduction. About eighteen months after intro the compounding was altered and, while better than other OEM tires, they couldn't hold a candle to the originals for off the line traction. Race-specific recaps then filled the gap until dedicated race tires came along in the mid sixties. Bucrons were on most of the late fifties/early sixties, full bodied door slammers, built with Detroit big-iron that were being drag raced on the street and strip.

01-07-2010, 02:09 PM	#13
Dallas Kelly Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cleves, OH Posts: 141 Likes: 328 Liked 85 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Senior Racer question..... When they were first introduced in the late fifties they were the most expensive tires sold at the time BUT they had a lifetime tread wear warranty with free replacement , no pro rating. What racer wouldn't love never having to buy another set of race tires? The other posters have noted that they were not supposed to squeal and provided fantastic traction for their time; wet or dry. Local drag racers were getting about three weeks between replacement sets. Standard Oil withdrew the warranty about one year after introduction. About eighteen months after intro the compounding was altered and, while better than other OEM tires, they couldn't hold a candle to the originals for off the line traction. Race-specific recaps then filled the gap until dedicated race tires came along in the mid sixties. Bucrons were on most of the late fifties/early sixties, full bodied door slammers, built with Detroit big-iron that were being drag raced on the street and strip.