Thanks Roy, and yes I am new to slicks so I don't have much to compare
these with (as far as stickyness), I AM on a budget but figured that I could
get something stickier than these, maybe the R400s. I know the Hoosiers also
come in different compounds and was hoping someone who had run both could
steer me in the right direction. I will look in the latest Sportscar and
check out John, thanks a lot for the info.
Jack
-----Original Message-----
From: RnRMcElroy@aol.com [mailto:RnRMcElroy@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 11:23 AM
To: jack@cocoinc.com
Subject: goodyears etc
Howdy Jack
I'm on the digest mode of team.net and I never can remember how to post to
all....
I will assume that you are new to running slicks.
Goodyear slicks come in 120, 160, 400 and 600 compounds. The higher the
number the harder the tire. 600s will last a long time, but they will never
get hot enough to work in an autox...(on a FV it takes a couple of laps
roadracing to get them hot enough to begin to work!)
Since I'm a no budget racer, I run used Goodyear 120s on my solovee. They
might be too soft for your car since it heavier. I get them from John
Berget. His number is 414-740-0180 and he has ads in the back of SportsCar.
The tires are priced according to the tread left.
I've never run Hoosiers. Friends do and they are very fast at first, but
they wear fast.
Hope that this helps.
Ron
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