Hey, I ordered those yesterday. STS-legal too, and meant to have
super-stiff sidewalls. Just what my overweight VW needs...
Giles
On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Bryan Medway wrote:
> Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 15:43:29 -0700
> From: Bryan Medway <creative@razorlab.com>
> To: Clifford Richardson <the_brain7@hotmail.com>, mrclem@telocity.com,
> rnoll98@yahoo.com, Sethracer@aol.com, ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: treadwear rating
>
> heard those new Falken Azenis's are super sticky street tires.. 200
> treadwear and pretty cheap...
>
> http://falken.innovapp.com/html/products/azenis/azenis.htm
>
> I am going to try a set as soon as I wear down these crappy Nitto's I have..
>
> :bryan medway
> 01 Neon ES
>
>
> >
> > I'm in Novice. What classifies as "sticky?" I don't want slicks. I want
> > something I can drive on the street.
> >
> > -Arnold
> > "Gee, Brain. What are we going to do tonight?"
> > "Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try and take over the world!"
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
> >> To: "Clifford Richardson" <the_brain7@hotmail.com>, <rnoll98@yahoo.com>,
> >> <Sethracer@aol.com>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >> Subject: RE: treadwear rating
> >> Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 15:07:44 -0700
> >>
> >> Arnold,
> >>
> >> If you are in HS, you can run any DOT legal tire, which includes
> >> competition
> >> tires. That is, stock class does allow non-stock tires, as long as they're
> >> DOT legal.
> >>
> >> However, you cannot use "sticky" tires (even if DOT legal) if you are in
> >> street touring or if you are in novice.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Clifford Richardson
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 14:34
> >> To: rnoll98@yahoo.com; Sethracer@aol.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: Re: treadwear rating
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks everyone for your answers. Basically, I want to get stickier tires
> >> for my car but I want to stay in stock. Maybe I'm confused about the
> >> difference between Street Tire and Stock. I'm currently in H-Stock. I want
> >> to get better tires without changing categories. Does that make sense? I
> >> guess putting non-stock tires puts me in Street Tire? Looks like I got
> >> quite
> >> a bit more reading to do...
> >>
> >> -Arnold
> >> "Gee, Brain. What are we going to do tonight?"
> >> "Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try and take over the world!"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> From: Randy Noll <rnoll98@yahoo.com>
> >>> To: Sethracer@aol.com, the_brain7@hotmail.com, ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >>> Subject: Re: treadwear rating
> >>> Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 13:06:21 -0700 (PDT)
> >>>
> >>> SCCA Stock Class Tire Rules:
> >>> http://www.moutons.org/sccasolo/Rules/stock.html#s133
> >>> Basically says you have to have DOT tires with measureable tread depth
> >>>
> >>> SFR Novice Class Rules:
> >>> http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2/novicerules.html
> >>> DOT rating 120 or above except on Prepared and Modified class cars.
> >>>
> >>> SCCA Street Touring S Rules:
> >>> http://www.moutons.org/sccasolo/Rules/street_touring.html#17.3.%20TIRES
> >>> DOT rating 140 or above, max width 225
> >>>
> >>> SFR Street Touring R Rules:
> >>> http://www.moutons.org/sccasolo/ [scroll down]
> >>> Same as SCCA Stock Class rules (any DOT tire with measurable tread
> >>> depth)
> >>>
> >>> Hope this helps :)
> >>>
> >>> Randy
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --- Sethracer@aol.com wrote:
> >>>> What's the minimum treadwear rating for tires in the Stock class? I'm
> >>>> at work right now and don't have my rulebook. -Arnold
> >>>>
> >>>> There is no minimum treadwear rating in the stock classes. Do you men
> >>>> Street Whatever? Street Touring is 140 in the National rules. Street
> >>>> Mod just says registered for the street. (From SCCA CD-ROM) SF Only
> >>>> "Street Tire" class requires 120 or above (from SF Supps). Hope this
> >>>> helps. - Seth Emerson
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