[Fot] Racing Rain Tires

[John H. Hasty]

My experience is that Hoosier rains, in rain, not wet track, produce better straight-line stability, stop better and slide a little less in the turns, but they still slide.  In just wet conditions sportsters are all you need especially if you are accustomed to a “loose” car.  Toyo’s don’t come in a 60-profile needed for my car or in a rain tire and I can’t say about them.  So I’m not sure rains are worth it unless it is really raining with puddles etc. on the track.  Rain Sportsters also come in a 50 profile and the changes to the set up are apparent.

From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Joe Boruch via Fot
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2023 10:35 PM
To: fot at autox.team.net; James Trudeau <jgtrudeau at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Racing Rain Tires

Hoosier H2O DOT rain tires work well, but I do not know if the vintage groups approve them.
JoeB

On Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 09:37:34 PM EDT, James Trudeau via Fot <fot at autox.team.net<mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:


After sliding around the wet track sessions at Thompson last weekend (on hard all-season “rain”  road tires) and with scattered rain on the horizon for VSCCA’s next event at Club Motorsport, I’m looking into intermediate rain tires for my Spitfire.

Wheel will be 5.5x13 Minilites and use 6.0x20.5 Hoosier TD-R in the dry.

Mike Harmuth showed me his Toyo Proxes (I think), but I didn’t catch the size - which I need.

The #19 GT6 also had Hoosier mud tires, very sticky but wear fast on a drying track.

Suggestions please!

Thanks,

Jim

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