I have to agree here...My friend runs his Miata on
Falkens on the street and runs the Kumho on the
course. I've run the car with both tires on it, and I
have to agree with you steve.
Nothing beats a new set of Hoosiers, but for the
price, Kumho will work very well, and last quite a
while. As of this past Sunday, the Miata has done 3
events, including a 2-day drivers school on the Kumhos
and they have yet to show any real signs of wear.
The Falkens are also a great tire on the street, AND
they do well on an autocross course too, but you can
tell a difference. They look as though they are not
lasting very long. I think they may have almost 4K
miles on them, and they look pretty worn. (that
includes two autocrosses though too.) They offer good
grip at a great price.
But I say again, Budget be damned! Gimme the Hoosiers!
Buddy
--- "Steven T. Ekstrand" <cyberlaw@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> If you're on a budget and want R's, the Victoracer
> is THE tire. You will be
> disappointed with the others and the wear won't be
> that different.
>
> Now if cost is a serious consideration, what about
> Falken Azenis RS's???
> They are a cheap street tire if they are available
> in your size and I bet
> they would hold up rather well in a direct
> comparison with the Toyo's in
> terms of autocross grip.
>
> BTW-Beware of drawing too much out of the treadwear
> numbers. The Falken's
> are 200's, but wear seems to fall short of other
> 140-200 tires. The OEM
> tires on my Dakota were 340's yet the mileage
> universally on those Badyears
> across my fellow club members trucks has been
> extremely short.
>
> Also don't assume a high number means no grip. The
> BFG KD's have a very
> high number due to the silca tread compoun, but have
> great grip for a street
> tire.
>
> Steve Ekstrand
> CalClub
> Autocross newbie/drag racer
> with 26 (fairly BIG) tires stacked up in the garage
>
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