Pulled over for tires

[OneBad9D5]

Cop pulling a Fbody over for new DOT approved tires.

http://media.putfile.com/cops-owned48

[maxcamaro]

that cop got ownd

[Josh_101]

I have alot of respect for police officers, but he was being a wee bit of an a-hole!

[FunkZ]

The kid may have gotten the ticket dismissed on a technicality, but even Hoosier tells you not to run their tires on the street.

All Hoosier Racing Tires including DOT labeled Hoosier Racing Tires are designed for racing purposes only on specified racing surfaces and are not to be operated on public roadways.

https://www.hoosiertire.com/Warrrace.htm

[firebird4u99]

Originally posted by FunkZ:
The kid may have gotten the ticket dismissed on a technicality, but even Hoosier tells you not to run their tires on the street.

</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />All Hoosier Racing Tires including DOT labeled Hoosier Racing Tires are designed for racing purposes only on specified racing surfaces and are not to be operated on public roadways.

https://www.hoosiertire.com/Warrrace.htm </font>[/QUOTE]X2

[KBeezy]

Originally posted by FunkZ:
The kid may have gotten the ticket dismissed on a technicality, but even Hoosier tells you not to run their tires on the street.

</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />All Hoosier Racing Tires including DOT labeled Hoosier Racing Tires are designed for racing purposes only on specified racing surfaces and are not to be operated on public roadways.

https://www.hoosiertire.com/Warrrace.htm </font>[/QUOTE]Thats not the point. In the video it didn't appear to me to be a rainy day nor winter time. DOT approved means DOT approved. The only reason Hoosier wrote that up for their site was to cover their *** incase someone slid off the road and died to avoid a lawsuit from their family saying those tires shouldn't be DOT approved blah blah blah...


The officer pulled him over for lack of tread --- 6/32" is definately legal tread depth. A lot of car tires start with ~8-11/32", all-terrain truck tires start around 15 or 16/32"... Illegal tread depth in michigan is below 3/32nds of an inch.

Yes, I agree, it was a bull**** ticket.

[FunkZ]

We don't know what the exact violation code was but you hear him say he was ticketed for having an "unsafe vehicle", which it was.

There's a difference between running a Drag Radial (like BFG for example) which is constructed with steel belts just like a street tire, and running a Hoosier "DOT" racing tire, which is basically a racing slick with tread carved out of it, it weighs about half as much as a radial and requires using an inner tube. Those tires are not designed to handle the heat and stress of constant highway use. In comparison, the BFG DR is "fully approved for street use" and they tell you flat out it's okay to drive it to the strip and back. They only warn you to put air back in it before you go home.

If he's racing at a track he should be taking those along and changing them there. If he's been driving around on the street for a month like he says, that boy needs his *** kicked.

[rm25x]

lol that was great. Good to know that 3/32 is legal in Michigan.

[StrtRacer98]

that was awesome...
period.

i would love to do that one day.
OWNED!

[KBeezy]

FunkZ ---


Stop the video and read the ticket. "Unsafe Vehicle" is because, read the ticket, for "no tread on rear tires"


Well, no, thats wrong. 6/32" is tread... Is it smart to run those? No... But can you? Yes... Should he have gotten a ticket for what he did get a ticket for? No... Should he be smacked for running those on the street? Yes...


In no way did he break the law, but like I said -- you cant fine someone for being dumb.

[zlexiss]

If the tire shouldn't be run on the highway, Hoosier shouldn't have gotten it DOT approved, eh?

[TucsonBird]

Originally posted by KBeezy:
all-terrain truck tires start around 15 or 16/32"...
[/QB]

Don't you mean 1/2"? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

And for the record I hate BS tickets like that.

[Vracer111]

Originally posted by FunkZ:
We don't know what the exact violation code was but you hear him say he was ticketed for having an "unsafe vehicle", which it was.

There's a difference between running a Drag Radial (like BFG for example) which is constructed with steel belts just like a street tire, and running a Hoosier "DOT" racing tire, which is basically a racing slick with tread carved out of it, it weighs about half as much as a radial and requires using an inner tube. Those tires are not designed to handle the heat and stress of constant highway use. In comparison, the BFG DR is "fully approved for street use" and they tell you flat out it's okay to drive it to the strip and back. They only warn you to put air back in it before you go home.

If he's racing at a track he should be taking those along and changing them there. If he's been driving around on the street for a month like he says, that boy needs his *** kicked.

Changing tires on a camaro IS a pain at the track...it is a lot easier to change them ahead of time (very hard to get a jack under the front with the airdam in the way!) I'll agree that DOT racing Hoosiers are not really everyday driver tires and should really only be used for the track. It would be acceptable to drive on A3S05 & R3S05 DOT Hoosiers to an autocross event, though you will be putting a heat cycle on the tires (which have limited heat cycle to begin with) and really shortening their life. If you are daily driving the car, Hoosier DOT race tires are not a good choice (High price, high wear, very short compound life). There are a few DOT race tires though that can be used as daily drivers - Nitto NT-555RII being the most popular one.

Really though I am paranoid about driving the race tires on public roads. It is good to know that the tire you will be using on track is in good shape (didn't get damaged from an object on the road). Because you really don't want to have problems when in high speed corners or maxing out on the straights followed by hard braking for the turns. Running DOT race tires on the street is not the real issue (they are much better on wet roads than any normal street tire - the problem comes with any standing water though!). The real issue is running DOT race tires on the street and then using them at the track...you are taking a chance doing that, not knowing if the tires have received damage from the public roads that could lead to a failure on track. Not really a big deal at all for autocrossing; a VERY big deal for track days/road courses.

[Den69RS96]

Running those tires on the street is not the smartest thing to do, but the kid was right. They are DoT approved, so he shouldn't have received the ticket.

[KBeezy]

Originally posted by TucsonBird:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by KBeezy:
all-terrain truck tires start around 15 or 16/32"...

Don't you mean 1/2"? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

And for the record I hate BS tickets like that. [/QB]</font>[/QUOTE]No, I mean 16/32" --- tire tread depth is always measured in 32nds of an inch, not half inch, quarter inch, eight of an inch... ALWAYS in 32nds..