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2007-01-27 Home Front: WoT

US military rides to battle on French tires

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-01-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 SF, Michelin has its production lines in about 170 countries, US and Canada inclusive. Their products in each country are designed to supply that specific market, EUCrat constitution (e.g. regulations) nothwithstanding. They may probably expand their product lines in different theatres to provide shortest way to supply US military.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-01-27 00:45|| 2007-01-27 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Thanx, that's the kind of info I wanted but didn't feel like looking up. RB xperts come through again!

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-01-27 00:47|| 2007-01-27 00:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Wanted to say EUCrat constipation first, but were not sure if it'd be understood. ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2007-01-27 01:06|| 2007-01-27 01:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I was wondering why the arrow on the military tires with unidirectional tread pointed the wrong way. :-)

Posted by gorb 2007-01-27 02:22|| 2007-01-27 02:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Well since they're no longer in Formula Uno they had the spare capacity, makes sense for 'em.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-27 04:50|| 2007-01-27 04:50|| Front Page Top

#6 I wouldn't want to use them in a drizzle tho.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-27 07:50|| 2007-01-27 07:50|| Front Page Top

#7 If I'm not mistaken, I believe they have a BIG manufacturing plant in the Ardmore Oklahoma area, and most of the synthetics used are shipped up from refinery row, on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Posted by Chuck Darwin 2007-01-27 10:19|| 2007-01-27 10:19|| Front Page Top

#8 I always wondered what kind of tires the Mooslims burn when in Paris.

Posted by Icerigger 2007-01-27 12:26|| 2007-01-27 12:26|| Front Page Top

#9 We hate ze Americans---we don't hate ze dollars.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-01-27 14:52|| 2007-01-27 14:52|| Front Page Top

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