 Real "race" tires vrs. "DOT" race/auto-x tires?? |
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| Mueller |
 Apr 6 2004, 11:41 AM
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as copied from the GGR rules book:
QUOTE Tires: i. Street tires: Any street tire/wheel combination may be used. Tires must be DOT approved. ii. Race Tires: Race tires may be used, but may not be mounted on wheels wider than seven (7) inches or one inch wider than stock, whichever is greater. This leaves open the possibility of cars being competitive on very large street tires. given the choice, what would be better and more cost effective?? wide street tire/wheel or 7" wide rim with race tire are there DOT tires "close" to being a race tire??? |
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| brant |
Apr 6 2004, 02:23 PM
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As usual others have more clearly expressed than I am able..
but mike I just wanted to comment regarding your mention of the rain channel.. dot certification involves quite a bit more than a rain channel... There is a federal testing process with load/time/heat etc.... Certification is a pain in the butt, and I don't imagine its cheap either... Sorta like crash certification for cars... a lot of low volume manufactors don't want to/can't afford to go through it... The full race slicks haven't been through it... doesn't mean they will blow up or kill you ... they may or may not pass the test.. but the differences are more than a rain groove.. There are a few tire that fall into this inbetween.. for example the hoosier rain tire. Its compound is more similar to a dot tire than a slick.. its composition and side wall is also more similar to a dot than a slick.. yet hoosier didn't bother to put it through certification probably for cost reasons.. I've heard that it was actually faster than the 03 hoosiers, but didn't qualify as a dot for pca stuff, so it gets classified as a race tire even though it is truly not built like a slick... true slicks are another world. very different in every way.. most will heat cycle out before they wear out. Go with the DOT... use something cheapish to learn on. My experience with 2nd tear level tires has shown that the victoracer works better with a 2000lb car where as the yoko is superior with a 3000lb car..... just buy one of these consistent and longer lifed tires, and then do the driver training route. b |
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Mueller Real "race" tires vrs. "DOT" race/auto-x tires?? Apr 6 2004, 11:41 AM
brant let others chime in here.. but race tires defines ... Apr 6 2004, 11:48 AM itsa914 Are you running in SCCA if so what class? going to... Apr 6 2004, 01:00 PM Mueller sorry, PCA only right now......for some of the loc... Apr 6 2004, 01:08 PM L8Apex if it's DOT R compounds, then it's a "stre... Apr 6 2004, 01:15 PM Mueller i was not sure if all they do is add a water chann... Apr 6 2004, 01:16 PM L8Apex Oops, forgot to mention. I'd get some Hoosier... Apr 6 2004, 01:17 PM john rogers I'd say run Goodyear cantilever slicks. They w... Apr 6 2004, 01:35 PM Demick Mike
There's really 3 levels:
Street tires
DO... Apr 6 2004, 01:43 PM Mueller thanks Demick !!!! Apr 6 2004, 02:05 PM seanery :agree: with Demick
The first time I used a DOT-... Apr 6 2004, 02:28 PM Mueller i drove my C2 on the street with Comp R1's for... Apr 6 2004, 02:53 PM URY914 Mike,
I have offen debated the race slick vs. auto... Apr 6 2004, 07:28 PM J P Stein The differences between "race tires" (slicks) and ... Apr 6 2004, 08:57 PM Mueller thanks, Paul, JP and everyone else...it seems that... Apr 7 2004, 10:53 AM ss6 Check out Michelin's Pilot Sport Cup. Very po... Apr 7 2004, 11:08 AM Demick Truthfully Mike, I'd encourage you to simply r... Apr 7 2004, 11:55 AM Mueller Hey Demick...
points well taken and not offended ... Apr 7 2004, 12:42 PM J P Stein Demick makes a good point, but with the following ... Apr 7 2004, 01:01 PM Demick It's really not any safer (a well run autox is... Apr 7 2004, 01:14 PM Scott Carlberg Demick Hey Scott - when are we going to see you show up a... Apr 7 2004, 01:33 PM Scott Carlberg I don't really care for autocrossing, I did it... Apr 7 2004, 01:51 PM Mueller hey Scott,
I too thought auto-x was basicly like ... Apr 7 2004, 02:01 PM ChrisReale Mike,
do you still have 4 lug wheels? If so you c... Apr 7 2004, 05:11 PM Mueller thanks for the offer Chris...one little problem...... Apr 7 2004, 06:01 PM 1973914 Would definitely "steer" away from the Pilot Cup S... Apr 7 2004, 06:13 PM JoshuaSkinner Hoosier rain tires were not DOT certified as the t... Apr 7 2004, 06:59 PM Bleyseng Jump in to the Kuhmos, if you are going to learn h... Apr 7 2004, 08:38 PM
airsix Hey Mike. You've already autocrossed at least ... Apr 8 2004, 12:28 AM |
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