Thorium06

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I have some pics from last weekend. I wish I had some action shots, but not many photographers were allowed on course since it was a divisional. These tires looked mean though...

pinoyFMtC

How'd you like the V710s?

Thorium06

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Well the first day there was a ton of timing problems so it was almost 30 minutes between runs even with two drivers. As a result we had a heck of a time trying to get keep heat in them. At the start of runs they felt like they didnt have anything, although towards the end of the run they were great.

The second day was a ton better. They were sick once they got heat in them. I really want an A6 in that size now..

Thorium06

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We had our last event for the summer this weekend, I ended up running fast times, but was retarded and hit the same cone every run lol oh well here are some pics:



This corner was fast, the section before it required third gear, then you had to go deep into this corner to set up the next section all while downshifting.







We had a pretty good Scion turnout, which is unusual, 4 TC's total including mine, Ian in ST, Allan in SMF with me and another in AT which didnt belong there... If Ian doesnt beat me to it Ill see if I can get some pics of him up here too.

Big_Bird

Hopefully running again weekend of Oct 16th.

usc_ty

Looking pretty slick out there Thorium06. Our last even here is next month for the nebraska region. I'll try to snap some photos to keep us all motivated through the off season

Thorium06

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Do it! So far my motivation for the off season is deconstruction lol What are you planning?

pinoyFMtC

I don't have any pics of me from that event haha. It'd be nice if you put some up :D

game-over

Thorium06

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Here are some shots of Ian whooping ___ in ST:









Some of Allan in SMF:









And the new guy, I think his name was Ty?:

usc_ty

What are you deconstructing? I'll be saving up for next season that's pretty much all I'll be doing...

Thorium06

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More than likely, everything. I have been cheating on the car recently and found a different one I like more, so Im thinking about parting everything out over the winter.

usc_ty

Hmm...have you been cheating with an STI or EVO? lol It's hard to go back once you taste AWD...

Big_Bird

I have a question for you guys.

I am doing my final autocross of the year this Sunday. Now what I usually run are these tires with my lightweight rims. The tires on these wheels are pretty much on their last leg. I figured one last event would finish them off.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....tnum=96VR5EASX

But right now I am on my "winter wheels" which consist of an all-season tire and steelies.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=86HR5AMAXHPXL

The drive out to where I am autocrossing is four hours and I am camping there all week. That means I cannot store an extra set of wheels in my car for the week and really have no where to put them. I am torn on whether to run what I brung, or carry out the other set of wheels.

Should I?
A.) Just run on my General Altimax tire set or

B.) Figure something out and run the Kumhos.

mrexotica

Bird,
There's not much difference in the treadwear ratings on these tires. If the Kumhos are borderline, I wouldn't drive a total of eight hours on them, plus racing. I don't think you'll lose much with your other tires.

Good luck & have fun!

-Tony C

pinoyFMtC

You can't compare treadwear between tire manufacturers, but the Kumhos will be better performance-wise a decent bit (just a hypothesis though, not 100% sure). I think the ASXs are "sportier" and would perform better, however, since the Altimax is a Grand Touring all season and the ASXs are Ultra-High Performance all season. That's two performance classes above the Generals.

Depends on how much life they have left, but I would run the Kumhos. If they'll be corded (or come close to) at all during the drive down or on the course I would not run them. If they still have some tread left, I'd rock 'em.

mrexotica

I know treadwear differs between manufacturers, but it's a baseline.
Current competitive Street Touring tires are 140-180 treadwear.

highvoltage1

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I hate Key West! I wanna race! Its in my blood! dad use to run stock cars in NC before i was born! But no racing down here and its a crappy drive to the mainland! Im so jealous!

usc_ty

How long are you stuck there for?

pinoyFMtC

Yeah, you have a point. I was just saying that with the other tires because they are in completely different tire classes. But you're right with the ST tires , that's the treadwear I look for in auto-x tires .