[Shotimes] Fuzion Tires

[Zach Leahy]

Ron,

I think the performance depends on your driving conditions a lot. 
Sure for a warm day in the summer a summer only tire is the best
choice, but a lot of them have temperture restrictions as well as snow
restrictions.  Look at the details and a lot of them are recommended
for use in ambient temps over 40F or so.  Sure they still work under
those temps, but the general recommendation is to go to an All season
at that point even if it is summer only driven.

I won't say Ron that all season tires are the best in track or dry
performance, but I think discounting them entirely is wrong.  I ran
Kuhmo ASXs at the last Gingerman event and they were great.  Sure, not
quite as good of grip, but the feel of the tire was very consistent,
and there was no excessive abnormal wear.  While not a track tire for
sure, it does not mean they cannot be put on the track
I found their performance suprisingly good.  I had a set of race
rubber, and sure they are much better, but for the price these are not
as bad as you imply.

I will be out on them again at the next gingerman (next week!), and
you are welcome to drive a few laps on them and see what you think. 
Again, I'm not one to say that they are as good as a summer-only tire,
but they do perform suprisingly well.  I believe I got passed one time
the entire day at gingerman... and that was by Kirk running in the
wrong group.

Z


On 4/25/06, Ron Porter <ronporter@ameritech.net> wrote:
> Define " good tires, and especially good value". If you want high mileage
> with granny driving.....fine.
>
> If you want good hard street/track performance, they won't do it.
>
> The cheapest decent track/street tire is the Kumho 712, then the Yoko ES100.
> The Kumho MX can also squeak in under $100/tire in that range.
>
> Beyond that, there isn't a decent performance tire under $100. And NO....as
> in ZERO....all/season tires qualify.
>
> And, as I have learned from first-hand experience over the years, many SHO
> drivers drive like my 89-year-old dad, so most ire recommendations for the
> SHO are worthless to me.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of bjshov8
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 12:56 AM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Fuzion Tires
>
> I have a set and I think they are good tires, and especially good value.  My
> Bridgestone dealer says they are made by Bridgestone/Firestone, and they are
> specially priced because they are new on the market.  Before I agreed to buy
> mine, I checked out the ratings on tirerack.com.
>
>
> > Anybody tried these tires out? I had never heard of them today until I
> went
> > to the local tire joint pricing a set of Bridgestones. They seem too cheap
> > to be true...
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Zach Leahy
Fort Wayne, IN
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