Date sent: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 09:24:00 -0500
From: Brian M Kennedy <kennedy@i2.com>
Organization: i2 Technologies, Inc.
To: richj50@bit-net.com
Copies to: autox@autox.team.net, nersolo@ner.org
Subject: Re: McKamey: tire choice
Send reply to: Brian M Kennedy <kennedy@i2.com>
> richj50@bit-net.com wrote:
> >
> > I'm scheduled to take McKamey Phase I this summer and I'm wondering what
> > to do about tires. I ordinarily race my ESP car on 265 45 16 Kumhos on
> > 10" rims, but I'm thinking about using a worn-out set of Good Year GS-C
> > 245 50 16s on stock 8" rims for the school. Would this hurt my
> > experience significantly? I'd rather not burn up $600 of rubber if I
> > don't need to.
>
> Most of what you learn in the McKamey Schools you could learn with any car
> on any tires. However, for best results, you don't want to be distracted
> with the car behaving unexpectedly -- you'll learn most in a car/tire
> setup that you are familiar with.
>
> One extra you get with the McKamey School is a lot of seat time where you
> get a national champion caliber driver to show you just how fast your car
> setup can be. But, if you get enough seat time in your ESP car with your
> Kumhos, then using a different set would be okay.
>
> OTOH, you don't want to start cording your tires halfway through the
> school and miss out on some instruction dealing with tires. You said the
> tires are worn-out -- sounds risky to me.
>
> Finally, you won't use up your Kumhos in one school. I doubt seriously
> that you'll burn up more than $200 of rubber, let alone $600. Think of it
> as doing some tire shaving. ;^)
>
> Personally, I'd drive my best setup. But for me, tire money comes a
> lot easier than seat time.
>
> Not sure if that helped, but I hope so,
>
> Brian
>
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