I think part of the 'abstinence' has been the lack of a 225/50/14 size. I
know Kumar ran some of them last year, I believe the 195/55/14 size, and
did OK. Those cars (like mine) really like the 225's (R1's), at least for
my driving style. Not sure how things will shake out with the new G-forces
though.
Good luck
Stan Whitney
At 10:50 AM 1/14/99 -0800, Bret Dodson wrote:
>I'm thinking about what brand of tires to use on my Miata next year. I
>know that the Hoosiers are fast (for a little while), the BFGis probably
>fast (similar life to the old R1), what about Kuhmo...
>
>I tried a set of used Kuhmos last year and didn't like 'em very much. I
>found that I was having trouble getting them up to operating temp. They
>wouldn't be very sticky until I had taken a couple of runs. I was able to
>make them go as fast as BFGs (IMO) but only at practice events where I was
>able to have 10 or 12 runs. The 10 or 12 runs it took, could have been
>both warming the tires and calibrating the steering wheel oscillator :-)
>
>Anyway, now I'm thinking about what to do for tires this year. My first
>inclination is to just go with BFG again, which is what I'll probably do.
>But, I'd love to be able to buck the trend and be a Miata racer doing
>something different. I haven't seen any other Miata guys using Kuhmos,
>why? My thought was that the car was too light for the tire's compound to
>work properly, what do you think?
>
>I'm cheap and would love to get the competitive lifespan these tires are
>reputed to have. Have the Miata guys just avoided these tires because
>they are new? Could my used set have been too old to be a good test set?
>
>Bret "gotta be different" Dodson
>'96 Miata R (hoping to be a fast guy this year)
>Seattle, WA
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