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1. driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Enno Wein <enno@lsil.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 11:40:37 -0800; Does anybody have experience driving to events on their race tires? I guess the Kumho/G-Force or whatever are street legal, so that's not an issue - but do they wear dramatically faster that way?; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00228.html (7,540 bytes)
2. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Robert Glover <rob@f-body.org>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:06:21 -0800 (PST); Nope. The problem is if you run into rain... and don't have much tread on the tires, you might have problems. And guess what? The Weather Channel website says Rain on Sunday now. Rob; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00229.html (8,003 bytes)
3. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: "Au H. Nguyen" <aunguyen@cisco.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:07:46 -0800; I've driven from Santa Clara to Oakland, Candlestick, Stockton, Sears Point, and Laguna Seca on A032Rs. My car is FWD and weighs about 2500 lbs. I cannot detect any wear from this. Au; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00230.html (8,239 bytes)
4. RE: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:34:23 -0800; Robert Glover writes... Well, I will do my best, but I can't make any promises. But, I've noticed one thing that really helps is when everyone brings umbrellas. If you carry these with you through ou; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00232.html (8,481 bytes)
5. RE: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Robert Glover <rob@f-body.org>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:43:11 -0800 (PST); I'll bring an umbrella, AND, I'm NOT going to wash the truck or the car. That oughta help too. And mine are almost full tread. ;) Rob; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00233.html (8,500 bytes)
6. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Larrybsp@aol.com; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 16:16:46 EST; Enno, You can drive any of the steel belted radial race tires to an event with no worry, Kumho, BFG, Yokohama, etc. You don't want to drive to and from an event on Hoosiers which don't have a steel b; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00234.html (8,425 bytes)
7. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 13:36:07 -0800; Another point is that the "sticky" tires will pick up more road garbage, perhaps some of which will poke through the tire and cause a flat. OTH, changing tires at an event means you have to be able t; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00236.html (9,026 bytes)
8. RE: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Carl Merritt <cmerritt@ati.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 13:48:08 -0800; Sorry people, I just had my Z washed during lunch, so you can blame any poor weather on me. -Carl; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00238.html (8,501 bytes)
9. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Keith Hearn <khearn@Legato.COM>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 13:56:53 -0800; Katie, do us all a favor and bring some bald tires on Sunday. If you don't have decent rain tires, we can be sure it won't rain. At least those of us in your run group can. :) Hmmm, another reason to; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00239.html (8,955 bytes)
10. RE: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Robert Glover <rob@f-body.org>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:13:59 -0800 (PST); Shouldn't matter at this point, it's too early for a car wash to count against us (I hope). I was going to wash my vehicles on Saturday... that'd be a curse for sure. Rob; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00241.html (8,940 bytes)
11. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Kit Wetzler <kitwetzler@mindspring.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:29:23 -0800; I drive to most track events on my Kumhos... they do fine. The scary thing is when you spin out at Buttonwillow and serious cord a tire, and have to drive 3 hours home. :) Good thing I didn't notice; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00242.html (9,583 bytes)
12. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Enno Wein <enno@lsil.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:32:26 -0800; thanks for all the answers. Now I know that I can safely drive to events on race tires if I don't wash the car before but pack an umbrella. That's great, 'cause unlike the tires I can easily fit an u; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00243.html (9,531 bytes)
13. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: "Donald R McKenna" <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:25:09 -0800; Enno, you had to ask! Boy, do I have experience. In the old days ( before DOT ratings) we regularly drove pure race tires on the street a lot, not just to and from events. However, in a more serious; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00244.html (11,954 bytes)
14. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: "Michael R. Clements" <mrc01@flash.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:55:15 -0800; I never drive my RX-7 on anything *but* race boots. When I experienced for the first time how awesome race boots are a few short years ago, no other boot has been installed on the car. I get about 50; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00245.html (9,287 bytes)
15. RE: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Stevens" <Kevin_Stevens@bigfoot.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 18:49:51 -0800; While I agree with this philosophically, I have driven on Hoosier radials to probably 80% of my events since they came out, and the only puncture I've had was a bolt that would have gone through any; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00250.html (9,401 bytes)
16. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Scot Zediker <mx5_1991@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 23:12:41 -0800 (PST); Unless the Vette in question was produced between '63 and '82, in which case it goes to AS (assuming of course it's still stock) and runs with Katie. Scot Do You Yahoo!?; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00254.html (8,761 bytes)
17. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: "Boris Elpiner" <boriselp@altavista.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:34:11 -0800; I recall driving to San Berdoo with Perry Kincy a couple of years ago. Perry was well prepared as usual, a new set of Hoosiers on the car, two older ones in the car, and few cans of Bud of course:-).; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00262.html (9,554 bytes)
18. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: joe@weblogic.com (Joe Weinstein); Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:53:08 -0800; championships(FSP) and one second place in a SCCA season (ESP), in a Mustang, running A008Rs, then later TA R1s, *which were also my daily driving tires*. I'd just buy a new set, drive them and race; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00263.html (9,115 bytes)
19. RE: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:56:19 -0800; Boris writes... it if it rains. Katie, PLEASE!!! I really Well, you're just going to have to BUCK UP Li'l Borka! Katie, the Weather Goddess; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00264.html (8,279 bytes)
20. Re: driving to events on race tires (score: 1): Author: Craig Boyle <craig_boyle@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:38:17 -0800 (PST); I'd driven for several years on race tires to events, and often just onb the street because I liked them. Lady luck ran out last year when I got two punctures in as many weeks. Try getting any respec; /html/ba-autox/2000-01/msg00265.html (9,642 bytes)

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