I'm looking for opinions from qualified individuals about whether or not its a good idea to use street tires or autocross race tires during the upcoming autocross schools. I can see some benefits and
i would use whatever you will be using during the season. you will practicing/learning new techniques, so you want your car to be in race trim. -james its upcoming class
That's funny, because I was just telling Joey to run do whatever would save him more money. I think what most instructors teach transcends tire choice anyway, though I could be wrong. Katie i would u
Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 09:37:23 -0800
Quoth Cobra-man Jim: And Katie replied: I think you're both right, in different situations. If the class is a "dial-in", or you're doing the class as a bunch of practice runs to fine-tune your car an
Thanx everyone for the advice. I think I'll go with my race tires because... 1. I think I have enough experience with my street tires on autocross and the road track to know how they work 2. I am def
Be careful with the hoosiers, you want to be sure the tires last ALL DAY LONG. Heat probably won't be as much of a problem as tire wear. My co-driver and I went through 2/3 of a set of KUMHOS at las
Be careful with the hoosiers, you want to be sure the tires last ALL DAY LONG. Heat probably won't be as much of a problem as tire wear. My co-driver and I went through 2/3 of a set of KUMHOS at las
See? Joey, come on! Randy was voted Solo II ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. He's got some Katie Joey, Be careful with the hoosiers, you want to be sure the tires last ALL DAY LONG. Heat probably won't be as much
I'd second everything Master Randall had to say, and I'd further add that 3Com is not very Hoosier friendly. I'd just run street tires or some beater Kumhos if you can find 'em. The mental aspect of
What about a set of Toyo's or Yoko A008s? Something with more stick than a steet tire, with driving characteristics closer to a race tire, that won't chew itself up like a Hoosier? --Darren "any tire
Something with a stiffer sidewall would be nice, I'd just make sure you have enough tread to last the day. Race tires with very little tread left will tend to "skate" at 3Com, somewhat similar to GGF
Thanx again everyone for the advice. I see everyone's points but still cannot decide... a) My vette has antilock brakes so flat spotting my tires is a non-issue b) My street tires are much more expen
My own experience: A co-driver and I did the Evolution School at Mather. The tires were destroyed by lunch, which is what I was expecting, and even wanted, since I didn't want to do that to my street
id still take all the seat time i could with r-tires. it took me a while to get used to the new limits when i started using them, and a school on r-tires (at 3COM no less) was a huge breakthrough for
James, how can I say this. You're driving a car that has too much power, which is hard for most of us to really digest, but it's true. Of COURSE you're going to prefer R tires. You're going to prefer
It seems to me that almost everybody is recommending you would use your street tires. I also detect that you have been bitten by the dreaded R tire bug and no matter what everybody says, you are goi
i am glad you think my 130 hp rx7 had "too much power"- that was car i learned r-tires on. i was just going WAY too slow in it after getting used to street tires. until the school anyway. then i was
Author: "Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto}" <PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 14:49:38 -0800
As Michael says, you can still flat spot them, if you spin. of soft so IMO no street tire can wear even close to as fast as a set of Hoosier autoxers. I would not plan on getting any more use out of