I've had a set on my del Sol for the last 6 months (commuting and autox).
They're as good as any street tire I've tried and for the money I'd say they
can't be beat. 195/60/14's for $42....
On the street they're noisy and sound like an offroad tire on a truck with
busted shocks and bushings. Ride quality suffers a little from the very
stiff sidewalls.That's the only downside to them. Traction is great in both
wet and dry - as tested by an emergency stop on I-80, on concrete at 60mph
with much standing water.
As far as AutoX goes - I'm still new to the sport so I really aint the best
person to comment - but they seem pretty good and give you "some" warning
that they're about to let go prior to going backwards through the cones....
although on the odd occasion I do hit some cones I've asked more of my tires
than Michael Shumacker does of his and proceeded to wipe out a whole bunch
of cones. More a case of my bad than a problem with the tires.....
So far they've seen about 20,000 or so commuting miles (up and down 80) as
well as all 9 SF events this year. I should be able to make it too the slush
series before I change them!
Mark.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rex Tener [mailto:rex_tener@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 12:01 PM
To: Bay Area Team dot Net
Cc: Rex Tener
Subject: Falken Azenis Sport Autox Impressions?
My brother-in-law just got a set of the Falken Azenis Sport tires for his
Audi A4. I couldn't believe how soft they felt.
Anyone have some street and autocross impressions of these tires that they
would like to share?
Are these equivalent to the old Yokohoma A008R full tread, or are they not
that sticky?
Thanks!
--
Rex Tener
rex_tener@yahoo.com
1996 BMW M3, SCCA SFR Solo II Street-Mod #173
|