06-12-2012, 09:47 AM
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"Where were you in '62?"
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cleveland County, North Cackalacky
Posts: 5,013
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Re: Pro Street Trucks/Cars pics!!! im in love with the fatty tires!!
Mickey Thompson Sportsman Pro Tires:
In the ’90s, you either ran an illegal set of slicks on your Pro Street ride or a fat set of Mickeys.
Mickey Thompson held more than 480 international racing records and was a pioneering driver, engineer, and racing promoter. In 1963, engineer Gene McManus left Goodyear and started Max Trac Tire Inc., using Mickey’s name as the DBA and paying him royalties for a new line of Mickey Thompson racing tires. The company revolutionized the tire business with innovative, low-profile rubber and created the tire that changed the street car world, the DOT-legal Sportsman Pro. This tire was epic because it was the widest street tire you could buy in 1991, and you could let the air out for that wrinkle-wall effect—something every drag race–worshipping fairground cruiser could appreciate. Pro Street lovers no longer had to settle for running sketchy, 33-inch slicks on the street, and Sportsman Pro tires had a drag compound that hooked on the strip. It was the best of both worlds.
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/g..._hall_of_fame/
Last edited by 1Bad62Pro/Street; 06-12-2012 at 09:53 AM.
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