I personally like the Bridestone Potenza S-02's on
a friend's S2000 My SP8000's were nice for the first
half life, and my Intermediates just suck. No grip and
bad wear.
David Hedderick
1994 Miata R
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Dahl <adahl@eskimo.com>
To: <Autox@Autox.Team.Net> <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: Need one last opinion before i buy, STS Tires (beating a dead
horse)
> On Thursday, January 25, 2001, at 03:34 PM, Jester097@aol.com wrote:
> > also, into the fray - dunlop sp8000's - from looking at tire rack's test
results they seem
> > a contender in the blue corner in the STS ring. yes, i ruled out the
kuhmo's because they
> > wont grip as well as the others i'm contemplating. Tirerack has:
>
> One negative of the Dunlops is poor on-center tracking. Not a problem on
the race track but a pain on the freeway. I bought a set for my '90 Miata
recently and returned them for a set of AVS-Is as the Dunlops were all over
the place above 55mph (yes I aligned the car).
>
> The best autox/street tire IMHO is the Michelin Pilot SX-GT. This is the
OEM tire for the
> '99-2000 Miata Sport and it's great. I have even done well on the
autocross course with them against race tired competition. They are also
great in the rain which is a big bonus up here
> in Seattle.
>
> - Alan Dahl
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