maybe ill bring the cobra out on street tires then, sounds like fun.
-james "traction limited" creasy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Noll" <rnoll98@yahoo.com>
To: <joey@hotngui.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: AutoX School -- street tires vs. race tires
> Joey,
>
> Be careful with the hoosiers, you want to be sure the tires last ALL
> DAY LONG. Heat probably won't be as much of a problem as tire wear. My
> co-driver and I went through 2/3 of a set of KUMHOS at last year's
> school, though the GGF surface is probably more abrasive than 3COM, not
> sure on that tho.
>
> Also, as Katie said, you most likeley will be focusing a lot more on
> theory and technique that will transcend tire choice and, in many
> cases, car choice. I drive an MR2 and actually rented a '00 Miata for
> one school I took last year. It was bone stock with street tires and
> was still a great learning experience. Everything I learned carried
> over to my MR2.
>
> I would guess you'd probably toast a new set of Hoosiers at a school,
> that's an expensive day :) Plus, you blow a turn early while learning a
> corner and you could be on flatspotted tires for the rest of the day...
> for that reason alone I wouldn't bring Hoosiers to a school.
>
> I'd run the cheapest streets you can find and work on theory and
> technique.
>
> My 2 cents :)
>
> Randy
>
>
> --- Joey Jarosz <joey@hotngui.com> wrote:
> > Thanx everyone for the advice. I think I'll go with my race tires
> > because...
> >
> > 1. I think I have enough experience with my street tires on
> > autocross and the road track to know how they work
> > 2. I am definitely running the race tires all year (rain not
> > withstanding) and have already done 2 events with them this year
> > 3. I am already writing off this set of hoosiers as my "learning"
> > tires and fully expect to need to replace them with new rubber
> > before the season is over (SCCA, NASA, AAS)
> > 4. After winning the Slush Novice 1 championship last year while
> > staring at my new racing tires sitting in my garage, I just want
> > to have some fun with them finally...
> >
> > thanx,
> > joey
> >
> >
> > > That's funny, because I was just telling Joey to run do whatever
> > would save him more money. I think what most instructors teach
> > transcends tire choice anyway, though I could be wrong.
> > >
> > > Katie
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: james creasy [mailto:Black94PGT@pacbell.net]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 8:44 AM
> > > To: Joey Jarosz; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: AutoX School -- street tires vs. race tires
> > >
> > > i would use whatever you will be using during the season. you will
> > > practicing/learning new techniques, so you want your car to be in
> > race trim.
> > >
> > > -james
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Joey Jarosz" <joey@hotngui.com>
> > > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 7:30 AM
> > > Subject: AutoX School -- street tires vs. race tires
> > >
> > > > I'm looking for opinions from qualified individuals about whether
> > or not
> > > its
> > > > a good idea to use street tires or autocross race tires during
> > the
> > > upcoming
> > > > autocross schools. I can see some benefits and downsides to both.
> > I have
> > > > more than a few races under my belt and I am NOT running in the
> > Novice
> > > class
> > > > this year.
> > > >
> > > > thanx,
> > > > joey jarosz
> >
> > --
> >
> > Joey Jarosz
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