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914 Freak! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
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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Telecom Tech and full time Car Nut ![]() Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 1,617 ![]() |
Hoosier rain tires were not DOT certified as the tread was hand cut!
I agree that decent street tires are a very good starting point for autocross. Especially if they don't have a bunch of tread. Ask me about auto crossing a Mercury Grand Marquis rental if you want to know about tearing tread off the outside of a tire. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif) Street tires that have decent recovery can teach one a lot about car control. With sticky tires you can end up going so fast that if you make a mistake you pay for it right then and there and the opportunity for learning is gone or greatly diminished. This is why skid control is taught on slick surfaces. Things happen more slowly and you have time to learn the proper behavior. Kumho Victoracers are quite sturdy for an R compound tire. Once you are ready to move up from street tires I say start there. They work well on the car in my Avatar and that thing weighs >3200lbs with me on board. Joshua Skinner |
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