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i•mI -V/a*HeajibljW VAIr -JL1.1LA+· **.---"--3,-., 6-2- .-I beg:ZEZUL - .-- -:s-litqG/DR,2/*2199,&<Lit:Arj•.1/8 A . 6. A -:3*.'----- ..-•%Lim:- ' r a . ._.1. 9*e WNTIPCLU--9'*/71- 0 (-LAI 4. ..9 ./ =I • THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER- DYCCOMPANY AKRON EDITION \• .9 1 . 4. 54 Vol. 56 Akron, Ohio 1•00' June 8, 1967 No. 23 - 1, : i <A = _ Salute Employe Performance :., "h'' .. , /04* . , I / t" 4-, Development & Production '., A* Bring Goocyear A Winner Goodyear's Blue Streak Speed- •testing, balancing and inspec- . The tires are a study in the way Special tires that performed tion of the winning Indy tires. art of compromise, as far as so well for A. J. Foyt in his The men chiefly involved in construction is concerned, ac- ..\. victory last week at the India- the production of the four tires cording to Mills. napolis t'500" represent a tri- with Lunsford and Hill were •They are major contributors bute to a top-notch job by the Paul Wagner, Anthony Thomas, in an event in which there is no company's development and pro- Barney Trevillion, Joe Lyons, compromise at the finish line," duction men. Denzil Boothe, Elmer Roby, he said. 6(It's either win or lose." All four tires on Foyt's car Harry Jenkins, Lewis Payne, •It's easy to build a tire for went the entire 500 miles. Eugene Cross, Frank Burnett, maximum traction or a tire for Harold E. Mills, manager of Robert Hayward, Frank Guis- maximum tread wear. But get-. race tire development, headed a tino, Gary Heberline, Oscar Soul- ting both from the same tire is _ team of compounders and de- ier, George Pyatt, Donald Finch, impossible. A top-performing - *: · . 4. --2 signers who were responsible for Edward Keen Ad Ron Hutchin- tire is a compromise between the \ ./ developing the tires. Many other son. two. And in a top-performing t7.. 1 .0. -development employes assisted In general, the tires can be race tire, the balance is tipped I f. . 44 the group with ideas and techni- described as ultra-low-profile, in favor of traction." A, 4.41 0, cal assistance, but those chieflY low-cord angle, bias-ply tires Despite their size, the Blue U & th \ G n i - \ involved were Jim Tucker, chief with a very wide tread. Streak Speedway Special tires 036 ,1.•,r . '. . I ZE W. compounder; Leo Mehl, Indiana- Tires On the front of the car are extremelk light in weight. polis project compounder; Fred were 10.35-15, with a section Tread and sidewall rubber is at Fortin, compounder; Ed Alexan- width of 10 inches, a tread width an absolute minimum in order • der, chief engineer, and tire de- of eight inches and an outside to combat centrifugal pull and +: tr- signers Don Knight, Tom Collins, diameter of 24 inches. They were heat build-up created by speeds Vito Caravito, Paul Rose, Ken mounted on rims eight and one- in excess of 200 mph - speeds IiI /*. Lowe and Fred Meeks. half inches wide. which Indy cars reach at the Bob Lunsford, department IN ACTION on the track or on the speaker's stand at the Rear tires were 12.45-15, with end of each straightaway. The victory banquet, A. J. Foyt was a winner. During his second pit a section width of more than 12 foreman in race tire production, tires are designed for maximum and Mike Hill, supervisor, co-stop (above) during the Indianapolis 6'500," his Goodyear tires inches, a tread width of about traction on left hand turns and were inspected cosely, and found to have plenty of tread on them. ordinated the curing, building, 10 inches and an outside diame- are suitable only for A dry track, They performed perfectly for the entire 500 miles at an average • ter of 26 inches. They were since the 6t500" is not run in the speed of 151.207 miles per hour. Joh•cock, mounted on rims nine and one-rain. half inches wide. While racing tires are not Foyt's Victory Puts Goodyear N'111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111• tread concept is now appearing suitable for street use, the wide EESE - - in passenger car. tires, as evi- - 55 Years Old! = denced by the Speedway Wide Goodyear In News Win Again • This is anniversary •M Tread-the 6'Wide Boots" tire • month for The W•ngfoot by Goodyear. •<It put them in Victory Lane • Clan! The concept will find increas-s • ing use in the future. Also, Good-for the first time in 48 years • Last week's issue marked - - year's racing tire experience has . . . Not since -Howdy Wilcox ' - the end of the 55th year = - won in a Peugeot in 1919 had • for this employe publica-=. 5 contributed to tread designs de- - livering increased traction for Goodyear tired a victor in this = tion and the start of the • = 56th. The first issue of the - = standard passenger car tires. race. = "Because of the competitive = paper came out June 1, • pressure, our development work 3 1912. • = proceeds at an accelerated pace," •Iii•miiiwij•immill'11'11'11'•11'11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111113 Mills said. Goodyear tires played a big part in the picture-perfect race run by A. J. Foyt at Indianapo-lis and the racing fraternity drivers, mechanics, press and fans-knew it. Goodyear was in the public eye immediately after the race and its victory was welcomed by many. The best way to show the impact of Goodyear's tri-umph is to quote the local Indi-anapolis newspapers, The Indi-anapolis News and The Indian-apolis Star. From stories in The News: 66Although the yellow light was on one hour and four min-utes, Foyt managed to set a new record for the 500 miles. His speed in the No. 14 Shera-ton- Thompson Special Was 151:207 mph." •'Also in the winner's circle for the first. time since 1919 ,, were the Goodyear tire people. From The Star: 66Foyt's victory, though it came to him rather than vice ': versa, was as beautiful as if he had led every lap to the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. *Just for good measure, Good-year grabbed off six of the first 10 spots in the unofficial run-down." 66On the next lap, A. J. made his first pit stop, taking fue1 and gulping down a drink of water. The 23-second respite left him 18 seconds behind Jones. On the next rap, his crew gave him an OK on his tires which had been carefully checked during the pit stop." •The crew had planned the second and last pit stop for lap 146 but changed plans and held up a sitn; 6(Want tires ?" Foyt shook his head no and Goodyear was about to break a 44-year Firestone victory string." "Victor Holt, president of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, will receive the vic-tory .wreath awarded to Foyt-- at A. J.'s personal and unsoli-cited request. ,, Goodyear-equipped racers con-tinued their domination of the world's race courses with out-standing performances last weekend. In Milwaukee, Gordon John-cock took an early lead ln the 150-mile Rex Mays Memorial Race and held lt the rest of the way for his first United States Automobile Club championship victory .of the year. In Zand-voort, The Netherlands, Denis Hulme boosted his point total to 16 to maintain his lead in the World· Drivers Championship standings by placing third behind teammate Jack Brabham in the Dutch Grand Prix. Johncock paced an impressive Goodyear showing in Milwaukee. Fifteen starters in the field :chose . Blue Streak Speedway Special tires and eight of the first ten finishers ·rode on Good-years. Johncock qiialified fastest for the pole position and Joe Leonard, also on Goodyears, was second fastest. Leonard jumped into the lead from his starting position on the outside of the front row and (Continued On Page 2 ) t"->r /: . ...1, 0. . -4/1 , 4 .....*... ..-2• 64/2-1 4/.•.' 91 0 +Ir •1 C) 1, ' VIA * 1 11 , 4..3.- :.* ., \...t .-i.. + 1. Toic SYMBOL OF VICTORY - Goodyear Presi-dent Victor Holt Jr. wears the smile of a winner as he displays the victory wreath captured by A. J. Foyt in the Indi-anapolis 6500: Be-cause Holt was unable to attend the race, Foyt asked that the wreath be flown to Akron and pre-sented to the Goodyear execu-tive 66with my compliments and gratitude." --3--<= -- .. * . . ,. , . \51* r#IS, ..# / i i. .. D : B 8 ) . ..' . *. ... .I .. 7 =..... . .-1.I- •a rlr: 46 .. CL 1 :, It. Y 1 . ...I .u•* Z- -- : ....
Object Description
Title | The Wingfoot Clan (Akron edition), Vol. 56, No. 23 (June 8, 1967) |
Creator | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
Date Original | 1967-06-08 |
Date Notes | June 8, 1967 |
Description | The 'Wingfoot Clan' is the employee newsletter of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The publication consists of numerous editions including the Akron Edition, the Aircraft Edition, and special editions. |
Subject Terms |
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company--Periodicals Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company--Employees--Periodicals |
Location | Akron (Ohio) |
Type | Text |
Publisher | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company |
Digital Publisher | University of Akron. Archival Services |
Copyright Statement | This publication is protected by copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Copyright to this publication lies with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which has permitted The University of Akron to make it available for personal use for private study, scholarship, or research. Any other use of this item including publications, exhibitions, or productions is prohibited without written permission. Please contact Archival Services at archives@uakron.edu for more information. |
Source Collection | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Records |
Identifier | 06-08-1967.pdf |
Medium | Periodicals |
Format-Extent | 8 pages |
Collection Category | Rubber Industry |
UA College | University Libraries |
UA Department | Archival Services |
Website | http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives/ |
Contact Information | The University of Akron, Archival Services, Polsky Building, Room LL10, 225 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44325-1702, Phone: 330-972-7670, Fax: 330-972-6170, E-mail: archives@uakron.edu |
Description
Title | 06-08-1967 1 |
Type | Text |
Copyright Statement | This publication is protected by copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Copyright to this publication lies with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which has permitted The University of Akron to make it available for personal use for private study, scholarship, or research. Any other use of this item including publications, exhibitions, or productions is prohibited without written permission. Please contact Archival Services at archives@uakron.edu for more information. |
Source Collection | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Records |
Medium | Periodicals |
Collection Category | Rubber Industry |
UA College | University Libraries |
UA Department | Archival Services |
Website | http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives/ |
Contact Information | The University of Akron, Archival Services, Polsky Building, Room LL10, 225 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44325-1702, Phone: 330-972-7670, Fax: 330-972-6170, E-mail: archives@uakron.edu |
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