FWIW, it's still possible to flat spot tires even with ABS.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Joey Jarosz
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 14:02
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: AutoX School -- street tires vs. race tires
>
>
> Thanx again everyone for the advice. I see everyone's points
> but still cannot decide...
>
> a) My vette has antilock brakes so flat spotting my tires is
> a non-issue
> b) My street tires are much more expensive then my race tires
> and are kind of soft so
> they wear pretty fast (granted not as fast as the hoosiers)
> c) After running 2 events on my hoosiers already this year, I
> can definitely say the
> handling characteristics between my hoosiers and my
> street tires are VERY
> different.
> d) I'm no expert (a very relative term) but I am pretty good
> at most of the basic
> driving techniques and in knowing the correct line.
>
> I'm so confused...
> Of course, I can probably swap tires during lunch at the schools.
>
> thanx,
> joey (Yes Virginia, I do want to have my cake and eat it too) jarosz
>
>
> Randy Noll wrote:
>
> > 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
> > > hot-n-GUI, Inc.
> > > (408) 247-5582
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> --
>
> Joey Jarosz
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