Pros: Very soft compound and extremely stiff sidewalls. Best wear versus price of any competition tire. Cons: Although this is a D.O.T. approved tire, I would not recommend for every day driving.
First I would like to clarify something. This is a competition tire, designed for autocrossing or SCCA Solo2 type racing events. It could also be used for road racing applications where true slicks are not allowed. The fact that this tire is listed on...
Pros: Value, Performance, Treadlife Cons: Limited to competition use only (do not use in rain!)
I just started getting into the sport of autocrossing this year after I bought my 2001 BMW 325Ci and wanted to test out the limits of the car in a safe environment for relatively cheap (motorsport is quite expensive, as you know). After about 3 events...
Pros: Stickier than anything, quiet and long lasting for a race slick. Your choice of sizes. Cons: Expensive compared to street tires, wear out quickly.
I got these heat-cycled and untrimmed for autocrossing on my stock class civic. Size was 205/60R13. I ran them at 36psi/front/28 rear, which is just barely neutral.
Without doing any mods other than tires, they chopped like 6 seconds off my...
Pros: good grip, communicative at the limit, somewhat forgiving, long wearing Cons: tall tread blocks - cured by shaving, fairly heavy
Price Paid: $110
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I used these tires for the first time at the annual Solo 2 driver training. I immediately noticed that they didn't seem to grip as well as the R-1's that they replaced, so it seemed. They do, in fact, grip as...
Kumho ECSTA V700 235/45 R13 87V BSW Summer tires The DOT approved Ecsta V700 race tire is lighter than the Victoracer. Because of the directional tread design and symmetric internal construction race...
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