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1. How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: "Richard Urschel" <osp13@mybluelight.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:12:26 GMT; In 1998 I measured a 2.1% reduction in comparative times between new Hoosier Autocrossers (Bias-ply R tires) and Hoosier bias-ply slicks. This past weekend I measured 2.4% reduction between new Hoosi; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00109.html (8,146 bytes)
2. Re: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: Matthew Rehrer <mrehrer@rehrer.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:35:42 -0600; If I am reading this correctly this is a little over a second on a 60sec time. That is a bigger difference than I would have guessed. What makes slicks so much faster? I have trouble believing its th; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00110.html (8,324 bytes)
3. Re: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: james creasy <jcreasy@perforce.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:00:02 -0700; isnt this another way of saying the 710's rock? i saw the miatas pick up over a second on 710's versus victoracers. my car however, lost about 2 seconds on 710's over ecstas. go figure. james OSP - O; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00111.html (8,754 bytes)
4. Re: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: "Alan Patterson" <alflash@rcsis.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:52:38 -0700; For what it is worth, the decrease in my autocross times is due not only to the Kumho 710's, but also to the "full race" suspension set-up (alignment) done this year on my car. I'm guessing each is; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00112.html (9,013 bytes)
5. Re: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:19:41 -0700; Rich, There seems to have been a large improvement in R tires in the past year. Kumho vaulted beyond the performance level of the Hoosier DOT Radials, and now Hoosier is playing catch-up. I think you; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00115.html (9,185 bytes)
6. Re: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:17:50 -0700; Race tire slicks. The Kumho V710 resemble slicks (no tread but for two grooves), but fit in the latter category. -- john@idsfa.net John Stimson http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00116.html (8,219 bytes)
7. Re: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:02:04 -0700; There's still a difference. Race slicks are not legal for use on public roads, R tires are, unless something's gone really off the charts. --Pat K --; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00117.html (8,861 bytes)
8. Re: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: james creasy <jcreasy@perforce.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:34:16 -0700; i can tell you from experience that driving home in the rain last event that 710's drive like slicks on freeway puddles! not recommended. they work fine otherwise in street driving. cold mornings bet; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00118.html (8,874 bytes)
9. Re: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:35:37 -0700; Understood -- Rich was comparing true racing slicks (not street legal) to the latest Kumho and Hoosier DOT competition tires (street legal). Although the new Hoosier and Kumho DOT competition radial; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00119.html (8,437 bytes)
10. Re: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: "Richard Urschel" <osp13@mybluelight.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:56:10 GMT; "And adding almost 50% more power to an Elan can't be bad either (how much do you have now, 15HP? ;)" Optimistic specs for the original twin cam: 105hp std 115 S/E 126 big valve Weber (Europe only) S; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00121.html (8,350 bytes)
11. RE: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: "Rick Brown" <rbrown7@covad.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:17:45 -0700; My 2 centsJudging by PAX results this past weekend in Sac Chapter with my past National Championship BP car on bias ply Goodyear 'slicks' and two former National Championship BSP Corvettes on the new; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00127.html (8,498 bytes)
12. Re: How much faster are racing slicks? (score: 1): Author: Kevin Stevens <autox@pursued-with.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:56:26 -0700; He he, that's great - Rick Brown soliciting donations! You could just melt down a spare NSX for the aluminum, Rick! KeS; /html/ba-autox/2005-04/msg00128.html (7,978 bytes)

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