Tire emergency - Need Civic Si replacement tire ASAP

Bru

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Anyone with access to tire inventory able to get this tire by tomorrow? (Tuesday)

Continental® ContiSportContact® 5 summer tire
225/40R/18 Y XL

We're testing the entire segment of cheap speed cars at the dragstrip and on a road course and need the 2014 Honda Civic Si's factory tire replaced. Hit a pot hole and blew a chunk off the side.
 

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A Honda dealer said they couldn't get it until Wednesday, but we're at Byron tomorrow. Just emailed our Honda contact and the fleet contact so will see what they can do as well. Figured a TCG hookup might be worth a shot.
 

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btw maybe point out that roads aint getting any better and that yer stupid to have expensive low profile tires and drive anywhere near chicago without predriving your route with a prerunner pickup to scout the landscape....

then point out how much chicago dngaf and drive on a damaged tire anyways like 50% of the population....

on a serious note
if the cut is in the outside wall, have the tire removed, inspect the carcass on the inside. my guess is the carcass is fine but you cut through all the cosmetic rubber that doesnt change its strength.

then flip it so the damage is on the inside lip where it wont see any load compared to the outboard side.

a tin can like that wont have enough weight/rear traction to blow out a plastic bag much less a damaged tire
 
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