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)

[Joseph Mills]

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.
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.
Bill P.

Bill,

I did twelve events and always run two classes, 4 runs each, which totals 96 runs. Since the AX compound is softer than your race compound I guess that's not so bad.

I'm not concerned about the Victoraces going away suddenly since I'm just autocrossing, although I can see how you would be since you're on a track doing multiple high speed laps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

RocknRollFrenzy: The Toyo RA1's sound interesting. TireRack doesn't carry Toyo. Anyone have a URL for another dealer?

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