Old F1 Tyre

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Anyone know of anywhere I could buy one? I had a full wet from the early 90's that we nabbed from Silverstone years ago, but I trashed it as a kid. My cousin has one of the massively wide rear tyres from the 70's or 80's that he uses as a coffee table and Id love one, but they bay doesnt have any for sale (well, it has one wet like I used to have, but thats not big enough).
 
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I doubt you will get any modern ones as they are all taken away for analysis afaik.

Dont really want a modern one, there too small too.

Last time I was at the BTCC at Brands Hatch they were giving them away for free.

Not F1 tyres, but they were big and slick.

Yeah, most non F1 events give them away. But touring car tyres are always a bit boring though. Was at the DTM and hundreds of people were leaving with uber thin walled gravel filled trashed DTM tyres that were good for nothing, or 14" Formula Ford tyres, again, good for nothing.

I have an F1 tyre that i currently use as a coffee table.
i think it is from the era when they were all taken back by goodyear, so i am not supposed to have it ;) From the mid 90's pre grooved era

The original I had was a mid 90's pre groved Goodyear, I think we stole it from a karting track, but was to young to remember. Well annoyed that I trashed it.

Gonna check the bay again.
 
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A lot of the straight line testing [Idiada] tyres stay at the factory, i will ask some questions.

Is it only the race weekend ones that need to go back then?

Also, is it true what ive heard that demo runs must be done on some uber hard 'usless for racing' compound?

And im guessing your up late to watch Practice aswell then. Either that or your in Japan.
 
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