[s-cars] summer tires

[LL - NY]

As I, like PM, can only test tires one set at a time, I *must* rely on
articles and discussions with other competitors for my competition tires. *
And* I really *must* deal with a limited budget...and since I'm not
competing for a National Championship or even a Divisional one, there is
little point on me buying the only real choice for Autocross (still,
surprisingly) the Hoosier A6, which one literally purchases by the event
(okay, exaggerating here, but you get the idea).  I will admit, since I
compete on DOT-R's, my only *experience* with the UHP's is as an instructor
driving other peoples cars when asked. I certainly don't have back to back
"testing" with them. Thus, I too am forced to rely on the magazines and like
minded individuals, no other choice.  Just can't afford to do it any other
way.

LL

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 10:03 AM, pmische <pmische at comcast.net> wrote:

>  I can only directly compare them to the Toyos and PPs; I underwrite my
> tire testing program one set at a time.  Since I can’t test every tire out
> there for myself it’s great to be able to supplement my own experience with
> the shared experiences of like-enough-minded fellow travelers  – the
> articles and talk get filtered, weighed, and blended.  Without too too much
> navel gazing a choice is made…
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> PJM
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> *From:* Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:21 AM
> *To:* LL - NY
> *Cc:* pmische at comcast.net; pkrasusky at ups.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
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> *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] summer tires
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> If you told me that you're running Direzzas and that they're far better
> than Falken RT-615, or better than BS RE-01R or whatever, then you have a
> good gauge of the tires' performance. You're going by articles and talk,
> which is heavily dependent on the person's priorities in a tire and the
> testing criteria. For example, I would never run a Falken RT-615 on an S6-
> way too hard of a sidewall, way too noisy and generally annoying except when
> you're driving hard.
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> Remember that Grassroots is heavily budget biased as well. The Michelin PS
> Cups were very very good tires, but were severely downgraded compared to
> some other DOT-Rs because they're so expensive, although they do last quite
> a long time.
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> Most people don't run street tires on the track on a heavier car, for the
> most part, because the weight generates too much heat, which street tires
> can't take and you end up cording them or having them delaminate. I'd run my
> street tires on my Corvette because I'm slow and would not push the car much
> beyond 6 or 7 tenths, until I got a lot of seat time.
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> Taka
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