on 10/26/01 15:52, Jake Hodges at jake_hodges@hotmail.com wrote:
> Novice autocrosser here, and one on a college student's budget.
>
> For my birthday, a friend got me a set of very nice tires. That was three
> autocross events ago... Just 12-15 runs. I run 48-50 psi front and 38 rear
> in my Yokohama AVS Intermediates on a '95 Honda del Sol. My chalk marks
> don't scrub off of the sidewalls at all beyond where the tread blocks merge
> with the sidewalls.
>
> Questions:
>
> I know these tires are soft, but my front tires are almost totally rounded
> off on the outsides after just three events. What can I do to minimize
> this? Driving? Pressure? Voodoo hex?
>
> When do they wear too far? When are they no longer safe to use on the
> street? Or should I just not worry about it?
>
> Can the tires be turned around on the rims to present a new square edge on
> the outside without hurting anything?
>
> If this really is the rate that I'm going to go through tires, should I just
> leave the only reasonably rounded rear tires on the back and nuke the hell
> out of the front ones, replacing them at a shorter interval? Or will I get
> more net tire life if I rotate them after every event?
>
> Finally, people say they get a season of use out of race rubber on a
> light(ish) car like mine. Is this a function of some magical property of
> race tires, or are these other drivers on crack?
>
> Oh! And one more thing.. A guy in one of my classes said saw what he
> thought was an autocross in San Jose last weekend near the corner of 7th and
> Tully.. Anyone know what that is?
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Jake
>
>
>
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Jake , I take it on face value that you are driving aggressively, based
solely upon your current points standing. Having established that caveat,
I'll offer that you MAY be trying to carry too much speed into turns thus
inducing the dreaded understeer.( On the other hand you are running 1st.)
MJ
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