At 09:24 AM 4/13/99 -0500, Brian M Kennedy wrote:
>richj50@bit-net.com wrote:
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>> I'm scheduled to take McKamey Phase I this summer and I'm wondering what
>> to do about tires. I ordinarily race my ESP car on 265 45 16 Kumhos on
>> 10" rims, but I'm thinking about using a worn-out set of Good Year GS-C
>> 245 50 16s on stock 8" rims for the school. Would this hurt my experience
>> significantly? I'd rather not burn up $600 of rubber if I don't need to.
Well, like anything else it's a matter of degrees. Want to learn all you
can? Then you run the car the way you run the car. Saving money, and
learning don't go together real well. I mean if you soften your springs,
you'll get better tire wear, and save $$$, but it won't help you as much.
>One extra you get with the McKamey School is a lot of seat time where you
>get a national champion caliber driver to show you just how fast your car
>setup can be. But, if you get enough seat time in your ESP car with your
>Kumhos, then using a different set would be okay.
Unless you are taking the school on a rough concrete lot, tire wear won't
be much of an issue anyway. Besides, I know that you get quite long wear
from your tires Rich. Sacrifice a little and learn all you can.
>OTOH, you don't want to start cording your tires halfway through the school
>and miss out on some instruction dealing with tires. You said the tires
>are worn-out -- sounds risky to me.
You can always switch to streets if need be.
>Finally, you won't use up your Kumhos in one school. I doubt seriously
>that you'll burn up more than $200 of rubber, let alone $600. Think of
>it as doing some tire shaving. ;^)
>Personally, I'd drive my best setup. But for me, tire money comes a
>lot easier than seat time.
I agree wholeheartedly.
Sam Strano Jr.
Strano Performance Parts
800-729-1831
814-849-3417 (tech.)
www.stranoparts.com
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