<VV> Tires - and wheels

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/9/2006 4:30:20 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
corvair at fnader.com writes:

I just  ran Nelson Ledges this summer with a set of Kumho autocross 
tires...  sticker than the BFG R-1's I previously had and much sticker 
than the  (older generation) Yoko R's I had... stickiest R tire I've ever  
driven.

The Kumho MX street tire is the stickiest street tire I've  driven as 
well... the rubber felt almost like an R  tire....

Bill



The new Road and Track (I believe) has a tire comparison which  includes the 
Kumho 710, just as a "bragging rights" note, in a comparison of  other real 
streetable tires. The only way to pick out the fastest tire is  to go to where 
it matters, the SCCA runoffs for track tires, the SCCA Solo II  Nationals for 
Autocross tires. The only problem with the Solo II Nationals, at  least this 
year, is that it was run on a "problematic" surface at Heartland Park  - 
described in the C/P forums as "greasy". That was on race tires, of course. Of  
course, none of the sticky tires are available in a 13" size for a street  Corvair. 
(Okay, a few 205/60-13s are available - but they are pretty short for a  
Corvair) We are lucky to find any taller 13 inch tires at all. At the Fan Belt  
toss last month, A guy had a really nice set of 13 x 6 minilite clones to sell.  
They were attractive until I tried to figure out what tires I would put on 
them!  But someone bought them! Just for grins, however, later on, at 
SEMA/AAPEX, I  found a manufacturer of a beautiful 13 x 7 aluminum minilite clone. I 
gave him  my card and asked him to check on a 5 on 4.75 bolt pattern version. If 
anything  comes of it, I will post it! 
- Seth Emerson