Those "fancy" autox tires are cheaper than most of the better street tires
(in the larger sizes/diameters at least). For example: (prices from the
Tire Rack)
205/50/15's:
Pilot MXX3's: $179
Pzero's: $113
V700's: $110
245/45/16's:
Pilot MXX3's: $242
PZero's: $219
V700's: $130
David Green
'95 Talon ESP
>I like the idea. I think it's perfectly rational. I'm not sure 5% is
>an accurate figure. As much as anyone who's spent the bucks on those
>fancy autocross tires will hate to admit it, they probably only gain 2
>to 3% over a good street tire. (based on my own experience, ymmv... but
>2 seconds on a 60 second course is only 3.3%)
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>Loren Williams | Homepage - http://www2.southwind.net/~lsw
>'94 Saturn SC2 | Wichita Region SCCA - http://www2.southwind.net/~scca
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