Byron sez:
> Andy Poling wrote:
> > My tire budget for the year (one local event per weekend, plus 4 Pros, plus
> > Nationals) for my Miata, including a second set of tires for Nationals (a
> > luxury really) will be under $800.
>
> Wow! That's incredibly cheap. Kumho's I presume?
Yep. Longevity is a strong suit too.
> Still, based on
> what I *think* we've selected for tires this year, we expect to go
> through about 4 - 5 sets this year in actual usage. This is actually
> pretty normal for us, looking over the last several years. I believe
> back around 1994 we used to go through as many as 8 sets per year, so
> for all the talk about decreased tire life, we used to actually eat more
> of them.
I think the longevity is not what it used to be, but I seem to have a unique
perspective. I used to compete locally all season on my Yoko RS's and,
later, BFG R1's and then *drive* on them (from Maryland) to Topeka, and run
Nationals, *drive* on them home and finish the season. Never unmounted
them, and never even _owned_ street tires for the car.
Can't do that anymore these days... but I don't think going through 2 set of
tires a year is all that bad, considering I'm trying to compete at the
national level.
-Andy
72 Pantera - Rocky 91 Miata - Steve 96 A4Q - Rudolf
80 928 - Phantom 97 Miata - Nadia 84 RZ350 - Sting
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