THE original Burris tire - 1978

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We thought we would share something out of the archives that illustrates how far Karting tires of today have come from where they were nearly 40 years ago. The tire in the photo below was one of the original test series produced in April 1978.
 

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Cool, thanks for sharing, Kurt. I've mounted and ran many of these over the years (pavement and dirt - and often on the same tires!!)
Any pics of the kart they were tested on?
I remember getting some of the first batch of 7.00 X5s T2s back in the day -- No one could believe there was a tire that wide for karting. Mounting them on the split wheels with a spacer/widener in them was something I'd like to forget though. :)

On another note -- I've got an 8.10 Burris "B4" here from waaaaaay back. Yes, "B4" not "D4." Any thoughts on the age of this tire? Still looks like new but I have no match for it anymore.

Take care,
Brian Carlson
 
I have a few of them too StaggerDog, we used them in back yard tracks with big flatheads in the 90s, loved that tread design
 
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