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Review: Richies Tires
Race Tires and Grooved Slicks
By: Jack Korpela
Richie Brotherton of Richies Tire Sales is on-hand at
all of the AMA/Prostar, MIR, and Rockingham events, vending
a vast array of high-performance racing tires. Recently
Brotherton has stepped-up and become an official AMA/Prostar
contingency sponsor for 2003.
Brotherton has
focused on motorcycle drag racing and tires for the last
12 years and is constantly improving his inventory. Richie
carries several different brands of tires, specializing
in Pirellis.
"Many of
the riders that come to me and have never used a Pirelli
before, give it a try and are very pleased," Brotherton
said. "Pirelli's new DOT compound seems to work great
in all of the street tire classes; 600 Super Sport, Street
Bike Shootout, 60-Inch, and Heavy Hitters. It's great
that the Pirellis are working so well because our goal
is to get them heavily involved in drag racing."
Brotherton first
captured the racing spotlight during the 2001 and 2002
seasons when he helped Ryan Schnitz dominate the 600 Super
Sport category. Since then he has amassed a stable riders
that utilize his tires, including; Rickey Gadson, Chip
Hunter, Keith Thompson, Pat Leonard, and what I hear a
lot of street racers.
Brotherton's
most notable product is the "scuff" which has
been road raced on, thus worn on the edges and lightened
considerably.
"I understand
that a lot of these guys don't have $200 to spend on a
tire," Brotherton said. "I can sell a scuff
for around $100. It's light and it will last."
Brotherton is
available for at-the-track assistance and technical questions.
Find him next to the Schnitz trailer with his giant tie-dye
shirt at the races, or contact him at RichiesTires@Yahoo.com
Jack Korpela can be reached at Lumberjack@dragbike.com
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