Heard recently that one of the tire companies was going to start making real-live, honest-to-god, new-design 500 mph tires for LSR cars. Truth? Rumor?
BTW, anyone connected with Goodyear ever know what happened to the Breedlove tire molds and processes of the 60's? Would new ones be suitable for traction based racing?
IM<HO, the mechanics of carbon wound into the rubber matrix would solve most of the stress issues, the trick would be keeping the rubber thickness down to a minimum and then getting them re-surfaced after a few runs before the carbon hits the salt.