Larry Weinstein

Anyone know a good source for used Hoosiers. I run 245/40/17s and 275/40/17s on my 944 turbo s. Mostly doing DEs so it's not worth paying the $800 for a new set.

Greg Fishman

Larry,
Check with Dave Schardt over at WheelSource. I bet them may have a few. If that doesn't work, there is a guy that works for bob woodman tires that sells used ones. maybe EJ will post his email and contact info.
Greg

E. J. - 993 Alumni

You've got mail Larry.

E. J.

A930Rocket

Larry,

I'm not sure if E.J. sent you the same info, but I just emailed you Bob's address, phone number and email address, etc.

Regards,
Jim

Larry Weinstein

Thanks for the information. I'll call Bob on Tuesday. I did get one set from Schardt but unfortunately they have mostly 18"s.

Arthur

What's the cost savings on this? How many hours of track time can you get out of these?

A930Rocket

It's great deal. Bob carries used Hoosiers, Pirellis and Goodyears. He has a pretty good selection, but might not always have the exact size or brand your looking for. The inventory changes weekly.

I've been buying mine from him for two years now. Typical price is about $75-100 per tire and they last quite a while. I've driven 4-5 open track days at Road Atlanta on this set for a total of about 600-700 miles in my '87 930. Pretty good for the price, considering the 18" Pirelli P-Zero slicks I use are about $275-350 for new one's. Fortunatly he's local for me here in Charleston, SC.

Bob can be reached at:

Bob Chick
usdrctrs@aol.com

E. J. - 993 Alumni

I usually get 4 DE weekends (2 or 3 day events) out of a set of Hoosiers from Bob.

E. J.

Arthur

So he ships them and it's up to you to mount them?

E. J. - 993 Alumni

He sells tires cheap, that's it.

Flying Finn

May I also ask his info guys?

I assume he can ship them to here too?

Thanks!

Greg Fishman

If Bob is shipping tires left over from the Grand Am Cup series be aware that they are a slightly different compound than the ones you can buy from most retailers. They went to a slightly harder compound so the tires may last a bit longer. Not a problem unless you put the Grand Am tire on the back or front with the normal compound.

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E. J. - 993 Alumni

Check your MSN account Finn.

E. J.

Flying Finn

Thanks E.J!