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Re: AutoX: newbie

To: Randy Chase <randyc2@home.com>
Subject: Re: AutoX: newbie
From: Brian Porter <porterb@mediaone.net>
Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 14:12:39 -0400
>
>Good reasons to use street tires:
>1. You will learn car control more easily. The R tires will mask your
>errors to some extent.
>2. You have only one set of rims.
>3. You are running in a region that has a street tire class.
>4. You are trying out autocrossing.
>
>But, for a lot of folks, once you play on R tires, even ones that suck,
>you will not want to go back.
>
>Again I agree with you Brian, if the R Tires you are running are a bit
>unforgiving of spins or lock ups.

Sorry for the confusion.. I meant more forgiving in a wear/damage sense.
Assuming errors WILL be made and these errors will wreck a racing tire,
newbie autox'rs will learn car control easier for less money on street
rubber.. 




-Brian
porterb@mediaone.net



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