Hey John!
Didn't get a chance to come buy and say Congrats on the Win!
Great Drive Man!! I saw the race and was watching how much faster you seem
to be running.
Now I see its those exotic tires you were running- LOL
I'm just glad a Triumph won again this year at BW.
John W.
Spitfire #892 DP
240z CP3
----- Original Message -----
From: <JFrymark@aol.com>
To: <henry@henryfrye.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 12:01 PM
Subject: Experience with A048
> Henry,
>
> I finished my first race weekend on Yoko A048 tires . Buttonwillow raceway
> was run in a new track configuration so I can't compare lap times.
>
> I think the 048s are very close to the 008 tire in feel and grip. With the
> car set, I could take a long sweeper as quick as ever. Turn-in on tight
> corners
> was very predictable, but not as crisp feeling as the shorter sidewall
> Kuhmo
> V700 50-series tires. Break loose was very predictable and throttle
> steering
> through a tight RH corner very controllable. After the tires "came on"
> after a
> lap I noticed little fade for the remainder of the 20 minute race. I won
> my DP
> class race and I'm certain I was running as fast as I ever have at this
> track!
>
> As for wear, I run negative camber (IRS car) and wear is on inside half on
> the rears. I rotated F to R mid weekend and dropped pressures to 24#s.
> Wear was
> very comparable to the A008s. I did not shave these tires. I predict I'll
> get
> at least 4 race weekends (but will probably re-mount these directional
> tires L
> to R to balance wear after the next weekend). This compares to 2 weekends
> on
> Hoosier TDs and maybe 3 weekends on the Victoracers.
>
> I'm satisfied with these tires and if Yokohama drops the price per the
> SCCA
> chatter, I'll grab another set. As for the tread pattern, it's ugly and
> doesn't
> look "period", but I'm guessing the tread will be visible down to the last
> runs. Remember the A008s were 1/3rd "slick" in the old tread pattern.
>
> John Frymark
> VARA DP #67
>
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Henry Frye
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 9:26 AM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Yoko AO48's
>
> Continuing the never ending tire thread...
>
> Does anyone have any track experience on the Yokohama AO48? This appears
> to
> be the only radial competition tire in our 205/60X15 size.
>
> Thanks in advance.
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