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[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <v01510101aef5c74ec13e@[208.5.164.33]> thompers@together.net (Thompson Smith) writes:

> 3. I also want a tire that is track/rain worthy (Pirelli P700Z's...?,
>    Dunlop D40M2's, or RE71's or BFG compR1's not shaved... ?

I run P700Zs on the ur-quattro.  I find them excellent for grip and for 
mileage, but I find the cold/wet combination really impacts performance.  
Warm/dry is always best, and warm/wet or cold/dry are good.  
 
I stopped to take a cellphone call on the way back from a UK quattro Club area 
meeting last month, and John Coughtrie (for whom I was lighting the way) 
stopped because he thought I'd stopped for a problem.  We both noticed clouds 
of steam rising from the car, and found they were coming from the tyres!

The only problem is availability.  P700Zs are now only made in batches, it 
seems, and sometimes have to be ordered with a fair lead time.  I now have 
seven - four on the car, one as a full-size spare and two at home.  I rotate 
all three every 5000 miles.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club