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Cooper Cobra Tires Temp Gun
We used a Raytek infrared... 
   
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Cooper Cobra Tires Temp Gun
We used a Raytek infrared temp gun to monitor tire temps after the burnouts. The goal here was not to see how hot we could get the tires. Rather, we wanted to keep temps consistently between 110-120 degrees.
Cobra Cobra BFG BFG Nitto Nitto
1 2 1 2 1 2
60' 2.242 2.228 2.240 2.193* 2.304 2.196
330' 6.140 6.265 6.152 6.106 6.192 6.095*
e.t. 9.376 9.528 9.359 9.283 9.405 9.253*
mph 75.67 74.76 76.17 77.10 76.07 77.89*
psi 35 35 20 17 20 17
AVERAGES
Cobra BFG Nitto
60’ 2.235 2.216* 2.25
330’ 6.202 6.129* 6.143
e.t. 9.452 9.321* 9.329
mph 75.22 76.64 76.98*
* indicates best runs

BFGOODRICH/MICHELIN TIRES
One Parkway South, Dept. SC
Greenville
SC  29615
RAYTEK
1201 Shaffer Rd., Dept. SC
Santa Cruz
CA  95060
Irwindale Speedway
13300 E. Live Oak Ave
Irwindale
CA  91706
Weld Racing Wheels
933 Mulberry Street
Kansas City
MO  64101
(816) 421-8040
Nitto Tires
www.nittotire.com
WESTERN TIRE
801 S. Victory Blvd., Dept. SC
Burbank
CA  91502

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