On Sprites/Midgets - touche!
Have you thought about a 2nd set of rims for the autocrosses? You could use
the cast-off A008R tyres there and something real sticky the rest of the
time.
I haven't used normal road tyres on a spridget for years now. All my
streetable cars are shod with A032Rs, Dunlop D98J Formula R, or A008RTU
(old). I also have old Hoosier Street TDs that I can drag out for some comp
events (they are *not* suitable for the road!)
I do understand tho', that if you use the car as a daily driver, this might
not be a reasonable strategy :-)
Last normal street tyres I had on a Spridget were Falken FK-07U - I think
175/60R13 -- they are a pretty good road tyre for a wide range of
conditions. While they aren't comp tyres, there are some folks (Peter
Westcott in particular) who have used them in competition. I seem to recall
that Tony Benetto used them on the Marathon Classic Rally in Europe a couple
of years ago (where he had to use non-R spec tyres).
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From owner-spridgets at Autox.Team.Net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net]On Behalf Of David Lieb
Sent: Saturday, 30 October 2004 11:19 PM
To: Mike Gigante; Spridgets
Subject: Re: 14" Wheels on Spridgets - Advantages?
> With the number of miles that most Sprites do these days, just use the
> Yoko
> A032R and forget about the "performance road tyres".
That is Sprites, Mike. I have a Midget. [...]
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