When do Hoosiers die?, may we have a moment of silence.... Options

[Joseph Mills]

I purchased the A3S03 Hoosiers last March. I ran about 12 events on them. I always drive them to the AX, but it's only 3-4 miles away. They are always stored in a dark unheated/cooled space.

Anyway, the tires just seem dead. Don't have their ol' get up and hold...

Since they never get really hot at an AX, like they would at a track, I would think the lack of "heat cycling" would keep them lively until they're corded. Well, actually I just noticed that one has a dime size cord patch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Are they gone? Am I in denial?(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[nine14cats]

Hi Joseph,

For what it's worth, I think the heat cycles get to them in auto-x also but it takes longer. 12 events is pretty good longevity for AS03's judging by what others say where I'm at.

We run Hoosier/Goodyear slicks in the softest compound at auto-x's and we get usually 5 events out of them with a 2 driver car. We usually have 8 runs each so that is 16 per day X 5 days = 80 runs. The auto-x compounds like an AS03 are softer than the road race slicks and go away quicker as they are made to get up to operating temperature on an auto-x course.

We run the slicks for cost savings as much as anything else. We're running more track events, so we use them for 8 heat cycles at the track then retire them to auto-x and wear 'em out! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Personally, before we put the 6 in the 914 we ran the Victoracers in the 205/50/15 size on the stock bodied car and they really lasted a long time, much longer than the AS03's or the slicks. For auto-x I think they are a very budgetary way to go. The only downside for the Victoracers I see is that while the Hoosiers seem to go away in a linear fashion, I was at Thunderhill when the V-Racers decided they were done and you can feel the drop-off in performance each turn in a lap. For me, as they went away, they went away fast and felt very greasy.

Just my limited experience.

Bill P.