The Hoosiers are the tires I just tried--very good grip and very
predictable. I doubt that many groups will approve them though--they just
look way too modern even though they have tall sidewalls. Good looking tire
on Peyote though--but they are immediately recognizable as higher
performance. Tony Garmey had a fit when I showed up at the Test and tune
prior to the CRC with them on.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Joe Boruch
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:41 PM
To: tony@tonydrews.com
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TR3 and TR4 tires
I have raced a 300Z on Toyos in a 4 hour enduro and they looked the same at
the end as at the beginning and had great grip. They are the current spec
tire for Spec Miatas in the Northeast and they hold up very well. They are
available full tread (usually used as a rain tire) or shaved (Dry tire).
I use Hoosier R3S04 tires in the vintage SCCA group that I run with and they
will last a full season and then some. They do, however look like slicks
and may not be acceptable for most vintage groups. Jope(B)
-- Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com> wrote:
Another possibility has been mentioned to me that I thought I'd throw out.
The Toyo Proxes RA1 is available in a 205/50R15 for $122 unshaved or
$137 each from http://www.bmwwheels.com/bmwwheels_toyo_tires.asp . I'm
told that they last over half a season on spec Miatas which would be fairly
comparable to our TR's. The tread looks fairly normal too.
- Tony
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