Page 88, May 30, 1979 - North Shore News

Results of a tire ‘safety
campaign conducted by BF
Goodrich in six U.S. test

‘ markets show that nine out

of every 10 cars inspected
had improperly inflated
tires. _ ;

One of every five cars had
at least one tire with too
little tread remaining for safe
use. .

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boards removed with panel added; chromed rock guards; and Buick fender skirts. (Custom & Rod Ideas photo)

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: “Even more critical,” says
Bill Noll, manager, product

service for BFG Canada, .

“was the discovery that one
of every 20 tires inspected
was in danger of imminent

_ failure. This constitutes a

major threat to highway
safety.” |

Major findings of
inspection program:

the

Inflation — More than 48
per cent of the tires: in-
spected were underinflated,
an average of . 3.94 psi.
Nearly 30 per cent were
overinflated, with average
overinflation of 3.93 psi.
Only four per cent of the
vehicles inspected had

proper inflation in all four
tires in use.

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_ Tread -- Seventeen
per cent of the tires inspected
showed unusual tread wear
due to improper balance,
alignment or = similar
. problems. Nearly 21 per cent
of the vehicles had at least
one tire with insufficient
tread. (2/32 of an inch is

considered the minimum
tread for safe operation.)

Replacement recom-
mended - Immediate
replacement was recom-

mended for more than five -

per cent of the tires in-
spected. —

At Langley Speedway

Contact Auto Rading
returns for: the second
weekend to Langley
Speedway. Contact Auto

-Racing, for the uninitiated,
is a cross between a stock

car race and a Demoliton

Derby.

It’s fun for the drivers but
it's the fans who really
benefit as there is total
action from start to finish.
The heat races and main
event are staged as the

Norm

recent Daytona ended, with
door banging bumper-to-
bumper action.

A continuous program of
various events starts at 7:30
and carries on non-stop for
almost three hours. Best
appearing contests, trophy
dashes, heat races, women’s
races, main event and even a
Demolition Derby.

Several

experienced
demolition

racers from

Hollands
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Exhaust system.

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~ One car out of five has tire low on tread

Replacement was

"recommended only in cases

where tires were determined
to be in danger-of immediate
failure because of severe
cuts and cracks, blisters, and
similar conditions.

A cross between
stock car racing
and demolition derby

Vancouver Island will - be
appearing on the Langley

_ Oval. Greg Barnes has two

main .event wins to his
credit, Dave Smith won their
big Demolition Derby last
weck in Chemainus.

Keary Bott of Victoria and
Fred Thomson of Sooke
B.C. and several others will
travel over as well,

‘CAR WARS’ takes place

at Langley Speedway,
Saturday night, June 2.

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