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Club Arnage => So You Think You Know About Le Mans => Topic started by: nice_person1 on August 10, 2005, 01:21:04 pm

Title: Little wheels
Post by: nice_person1 on August 10, 2005, 01:21:04 pm

What size were the front wheels on the 1970s Ferraris and Matras ?  Compared to modern cars, they were tiny.  I know they wanted as small a frontal area as possible, but didn't the tyres overheat ?

Title: Re: Little wheels
Post by: Steve Pyro on August 10, 2005, 01:46:10 pm

Probably 15 inches.

Title: Re: Little wheels
Post by: Ferrari Spider on August 10, 2005, 03:53:30 pm

15 sound correct by they may have gone to 16's they certainly work better and would have been available.

Title: Re: Little wheels
Post by: neilsie on October 18, 2005, 03:42:02 am

have any vehicles taken part which didnt start with 4 wheels?

Title: Re: Little wheels
Post by: rcutler on October 18, 2005, 09:14:38 pm

Quote from: neilsie on October 18, 2005, 03:42:02 am

have any vehicles taken part which didnt start with 4 wheels?

 ;D Lots of cars spring to mind that finished with less than the number they started with!

Not sure if anyone has ever gone with 6 wheels but never with only 3!!

Title: Re: Little wheels
Post by: neilsie on October 19, 2005, 11:06:26 pm

Quote from: Rick Cutler on October 18, 2005, 09:14:38 pm

Quote from: neilsie on October 18, 2005, 03:42:02 am

have any vehicles taken part which didnt start with 4 wheels?

 ;D Lots of cars spring to mind that finished with less than the number they started with!

Not sure if anyone has ever gone with 6 wheels but never with only 3!!

yep, am aware many wheels have been lost.. and found  was wondering about the 3 or 4+