Crooke John wrote:
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[snip]
> I drove for three and a half years on street tires, and only got a set
> of used Yokohama A032R's halfway through this season. Yes, the tires
> made me faster than I was. But I'm convinced that without my street tire
> experience, I would not be as fast as I am. I was forced by my financial
> situation to stay with the street tires as long as I did, but I consider
> it a blessing that I did so.
>
> Street tires on your car will make it painfully obvious whenever you
> overdrive a turn or screw up in some way. You'll hear it as a squeal,
> and you'll smell it in the form of rubber dust. This is not a bad thing.
> It's good. It helps you learn how to avoid that (by slowing down).
[snip]
This was perfectly said! Especially from the perspective of someone who
was just there. If there were a FAQ, this post should be included in it!
I know that it's not terribly glamorous to be starting out in
motorsports and not buying all of these cool go-fast goodies, but the
fact of the matter is, the subtle stuff is worth alot more in autox.
-Josh2
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Joshua Hadler '74 914 2.0 CSP/Bi - Hooligan Racing #29 - CONIVOR
'87 Quantum Syncro - aka stealth quattro
jhadler@rmi.net
http://rainbow.rmi.net/~jhadler/
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