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  1. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #1 Rifledriver, Mar 5, 2017
    On Friday evening I had a conversation with an employee of Pirelli. He has in the past worked for a division that handled special tires. He assured me 345/60/17 Scorpions are still in production. They make small lots of them from time to time and have an exclusive contract to only sell them to Lamborghini for distribution to their dealers. There is no distribution to any other source.
     
  2. hashiriya

    hashiriya Formula Junior

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    #2 hashiriya, Mar 5, 2017
    Is there a way to contact the person?
    I'm curious on the models, and if BK tires can be remanufactured again.
     
  3. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #3 Rifledriver, Mar 5, 2017
    No, only the replacement Scorpion. I suppose they would but the minimum order would be very big and it would have to go through Lamborghini. If you want a couple hundred BK's talk to your local Lambo dealer.
     
  4. BlueBiturbo

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    #4 BlueBiturbo, Mar 6, 2017
    The original sandlips were $1500 each back in 1990,
     
  5. nickinafrica

    nickinafrica Karting

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    #5 nickinafrica, Mar 6, 2017
    I bought a full set of new "none sand lip" SCORPION 345/60 17 four months ago, for what I thought was a lot of money, I am now sure that it was the right move, I wouldn't buy a LM without the correct tires & not 20 year old correct either
     
  6. BlueBiturbo

    BlueBiturbo F1 Rookie

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    #6 BlueBiturbo, Mar 6, 2017
    How much was it Nick? You can PM me the price thanks
     
  7. hashiriya

    hashiriya Formula Junior

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    #7 hashiriya, Mar 6, 2017
    Do you still need the tires?
     
  8. nickinafrica

    nickinafrica Karting

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    #8 nickinafrica, Mar 14, 2017
    I paid 11,200 euro's for my set of five YOM 2009 but never fitted, I have had all the rims refurbished, all looking good, the BFG 315/70 rubbed on the l/h bulkhead when on lock, I drove me mad.
     
  9. Andrew R.

    Andrew R. Formula Junior

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    #9 Andrew R., Mar 16, 2017
    From time to time Lamborghini does a promotion and you can get the tires for a little better than retail... so talk to your dealer if you need a set.
     
  10. hashiriya

    hashiriya Formula Junior

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    #10 hashiriya, Mar 17, 2017
    If only they could offer both: Scorpion Zero and Scorpion BK with sand lip...
     
  11. MM355

    MM355 Formula 3

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    #11 MM355, Mar 18, 2017
    The sand lips make the car look better from the front POV.
     
  12. d1ablo

    d1ablo Karting

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    #12 d1ablo, Jan 29, 2019
    I still have a set of 5 stashed away as well, the close to 20K dealer price is surely ridiculous.
    BTW There's only the occasional production run and lucky enough I was able to get my hands on 10 pcs.
     
  13. rhyno

    rhyno Formula Junior

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    #13 rhyno, Jun 15, 2020
    I heard a rumour that Longstone Tyres has a new batch of Pirelli Scorpion tires in the correct size for the LM002. Please let us know if this is true!
     

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