Re: AutoX School -- street tires vs. race tires

["Rob Weinstock" <weinstro@hotmail.com>]

>Thanx again everyone for the advice. I see everyone's points but still
>cannot decide...
>
>a) My vette has antilock brakes so flat spotting my tires is a non-issue
>b) My street tires are much more expensive then my race tires and are kind
>of soft so
>      they wear pretty fast (granted not as fast as the hoosiers)

Maybe this will help...

I did this school a couple of years back, and used brand-new Bridgestone 
RE-71's (<200 miles). After the 1-day course, approximately 40% of the tread 
on the front tires was gone.

Regards,

Rob


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