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Re: Therotical tire purchase

To: "Jeff Lloyd" <Jeff@cyberconceptz.com>, "Team.Net" <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Therotical tire purchase
From: Paul Cezanne <oblique@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:42:13 -0400
>Since my goal is to get the ultimate WET grip (I also want to use these as
>backup rain tires for solo2)

I have Kumho 712's on my Legacy GT and I am very, very pleased with 
their wet performance, particularly hydroplaning resistance.  I took 
mine out during a torrential rainstorm, you know the kind, wipers and 
high still don't cut it, and found that althought the steering was 
getting light around 75mph, I was passing cars like there was no 
tomorrow.  I did a panic stop on a straight exit ramp and had no 
problems, and did a quick entrance ramp, again with no problems.  To 
top it off, on the way back to my house I found an approximately 3-5" 
deep puddle on a curve and ran through that at about 25mph and it did 
not understeer.

Overall I am impressed with the tire.
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