Thanks, 

     Most of the real "hot Shoes" are actually running bias plys! I wouldn't have believed it either.

      Depending on what organization sanctions the race you are allowed up to 235x70's or the tires must be as originally offered on the car. The year one race at Martin allows larger tires as long as all four are the same. Stanton, on the other hand wants original wheels and tire sizes, although radials are OK. John and I are both using 205/75x 15's and getting by with it so far.

                                                            Frank

To further what Frank wrote, I have found an old service bulletin from Ford with a speedometer gear chart.  On the chart it gives gear choices for "all 1957 Fords" with 15" tire sizes and various rear gear ratios.  If they question Frank's or my tires, I will present that bulletin and ask them why they would have such a listing if 15" wheels were not available.   Also, I think they tend to overlook minor infractions of the rules the first time, but tell you not to bring them back next year.  Ted Harbit once put 65 series radials on his Studebaker, arguing that the rules state "no 60 series tires".  They told him not to bring them back, and changed the wording of the rules.

John

I imagine they don't pay much attention to wheel widths then either?..within reason, 5.5" or 6" should be OK.  Did only Rancheros, Skyliners & wagons come with 5.5" welded wheels?  Is Pure Street just bracket racing withing an ET group?  like a 15 second bracket, etc.  I have misplaced my new YBM, I wanted to re-read what you guys wrote.  Why are you running 75's instead of 70's, is that just what you happen to have.

Thanks,

One last thing, there are four 14" Dodge wheels with slightly used radial WSW tires on eBay and no one has placed the $49.00 opening bid.  If I were closer, they are in Madison, Ohio, I'd try to buy them.  It is item #  110029887166.  I have some late 15" Crown Vic. wheels, maybe I'll just use them.  I have some 65 LTD spinners that I think would look good on my car.

These are not bracket races.  Everyone makes 2 qualifying runs to establish your ET.  The quickest 8 are put on a ladder sheet to run each other until a winner is declared.  Of the rest of the field, #9 qualifier runs #10, #11 runs #12, and so on.  All races are heads up with a pro tree, all 3 yellows come on and then the green.  Best two out of three.  No money purses.  Perhaps if you look at PSMCDR website, you can look at the rules and what they expect.  This is the group running next weekend at Stanton.  The group that runs at Martin is a different group, but the rules are pretty similar.

Don't know about center holes in Chrysler wheels, but I have used Chrysler wheels, I have some '81 Cordoba wheels I normally run on my '57 Bird.  I know that late Ford wheels have larger center holes than our '50s cars, so the '50s wheels won't fit later cars.  Are you planning to join us at Stanton.  I hope so.

I am running Kelly 205x75x15s on my Bird, because I had just bought them for my '56 Bird a couple years ago, and I was not going to buy a new set of 14s just to race pure stock.  If they rule my tires out, I'll quit racing pure stock, simple as that.  For now I just swithch the wheels from one car to the other to race.  The tires on the '57 don't look out of place, they may not even notice they are the wrong size.  The folks at Martin haven't noticed in two appearances, neither Frank's or my car.

John

Paul