Mike,
I can confirm your statement. My car in fact do this, but I thoiught it was
dur to the suspension being set up for racing. Never would hav thought it
was the tires causing this. This will hasten my swap to some different
tires. I don't grive in the wet, so that is not a problem, but good to know
anyway.
Thanks.
Gerard
At 8:09 PM +1000 9/8/01, Mike & Kerry Gigante wrote:
>Please don't use the Hoosier Street TD on the road.
>
>a) on bumpy roads the car will dart all over the place
>b) if it rains, you may well have a nasty repair bill (or worse)
>
>I use the Hoosiers on the track, I have even raced on them in the wet,
>but the consensus is that that are not safe in wet weather. Race officials
>at the Healey race at Mt Panorama (Bathurst) told Peter Brice and I
>(we were both on Hoosiers) that they would not let us start with
>Hoosiers in very wet Sunday race. Luckily we both managed to get
>sets of Yoko A032R 'Advan' at the track. We happily forked out the
>money because this track is one of the very best circuits in the world and
>it is rare that non-professionals get to compete there. The Yokos worked
>extremely well.
>
>The organisers also cancelled a race for which the control tire was the
>Hoosier.
>
>A far better recommendation for street use is the Yokohama A032R I
>mentioned earlier. It is available in 175/60R13, it has excellent wet &
>dry grip,
>it works from cold, it is the most progressive street legal tyre I have ever
>used in the wet.
>
>On the track, in the dry it gets squirrelly after maybe 5 laps (i.e. quickly)
>but the times are still pretty much the same as the Hoosiers and my other
>favourite tire - Dunlop D98J Formula R The Formula R compound I have
>used will be difficult to get up to optimum temperature on the road....
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
>To: "Bill L" <pythias@pacifier.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 1:30 PM
>Subject: Re: tires?
>
>
>> Bill,
>>
>> I'm not an expert on tires, but Hoosier makes a race tire that's legal for
>> the street. I don't know what kind of milage you can get, but like you
>> said... "not concerned with durability". I can give you a model number/size
>> I have on my Panasports if you're interested.
>>
>> Gerard
>>
>>
>> At 7:43 PM -0700 9/7/01, Bill L wrote:
>> >Hello spridgets,
>> > ok.. opinions from one and all invited.
>> >
>> > i have stock rims, and intend to keep them..
>> >
>> > i do not drive in the rain or the wet, the top NEVER
>> > goes onto the car..
>> >
>> > i am not concerned with durability, as i only drive
>> > about 500 miles a year.
>> >
>> > what size, brand, is the "stickiest" for the street?
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >Best regards,
>> > Bill mailto:pythias@pacifier.com
>> > '66 Sprite
>> >
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