Hampton Roads (SE Virginia) Rotary Club
08-04-06, 08:36 AM
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Well, for anyone "The best tire" is very depedant on what you need. Because I am an autocrosser and track guy, the amount of dry adhesion is more important to me than it is to most other people. I give up street mileage for better stick.
Given those parameters, it is easy to see what tires are the best just by looking at autocross results. The Falkens and Kumho MX are far and away the choices. The Falken Azenis RT-615 is the least expensive. Hankook has been putting in lots of effort in developing race and autocross tires lately, but the tires have just not caught on. Their "R" compound tire appears to be close to the performance of the domiant Hoosiers, and their equivalent to the Azenis appears to be very equal, but the tires have not caught on for some reason.
I am leaning towards the Falken, but I want to give the Hankook a fair shake. Since I have to live with a tire near my size for the Falken, and the Hankook is availble in exactly the size I want, it has an advantage.
Given those parameters, it is easy to see what tires are the best just by looking at autocross results. The Falkens and Kumho MX are far and away the choices. The Falken Azenis RT-615 is the least expensive. Hankook has been putting in lots of effort in developing race and autocross tires lately, but the tires have just not caught on. Their "R" compound tire appears to be close to the performance of the domiant Hoosiers, and their equivalent to the Azenis appears to be very equal, but the tires have not caught on for some reason.
I am leaning towards the Falken, but I want to give the Hankook a fair shake. Since I have to live with a tire near my size for the Falken, and the Hankook is availble in exactly the size I want, it has an advantage.
08-04-06, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by yuichiror
With that nice house, garage, and toys, I think that IS Kenny's regular payday! Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if he's got the med bills I have.
08-04-06, 09:12 AM
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Hey Calvin , If you need to use my battery impact gun , just give me a hollar . hell you can change your tires in the infield of the track
Hope this helps
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Hope this helps
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08-04-06, 11:21 AM
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I might just drive the truck and trailer to Pete's and unload the car....
I have driven around on the Hoosiers, but they are getting sorta thin right now. They are actually just barely legal right now by street rules, but if you get stopped by a cop it would be a true hassle.
It is cool that several of you guys are going to the RX8 meet!!!!
I have driven around on the Hoosiers, but they are getting sorta thin right now. They are actually just barely legal right now by street rules, but if you get stopped by a cop it would be a true hassle.
It is cool that several of you guys are going to the RX8 meet!!!!
08-04-06, 12:12 PM
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try the crabcake house here in poq its great seafood
but then theres awful arthurs
btw if anybody needs any black doorpanels for a s5 with power windows i have a couple layin around...i think so i def have a pass side though
i also have 3 stock cooling fans one has 8 blades or so
but then theres awful arthurs
btw if anybody needs any black doorpanels for a s5 with power windows i have a couple layin around...i think so i def have a pass side though
i also have 3 stock cooling fans one has 8 blades or so
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08-04-06, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by renagade_rotary
try the crabcake house here in poq its great seafood
but then theres awful arthurs
btw if anybody needs any black doorpanels for a s5 with power windows i have a couple layin around...i think so i def have a pass side though
i also have 3 stock cooling fans one has 8 blades or so
but then theres awful arthurs
btw if anybody needs any black doorpanels for a s5 with power windows i have a couple layin around...i think so i def have a pass side though
i also have 3 stock cooling fans one has 8 blades or so
08-04-06, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by renagade_rotary
try the crabcake house here in poq its great seafood
but then theres awful arthurs
but then theres awful arthurs
08-04-06, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by calvin
I might actually be up that way one night next week too. What part are you going to be in.
08-05-06, 09:29 PM
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Good time at Awful Arthurs today. Saw Dan, some new 8 owners and a new FD owner. He went to Chicago to pick up a R1. He bought it from a collector, original paint and it was absolutely amazing. Unfortunately, at the last compression check it was running 6's (80k orig miles) so he's lookin' at a rebuild pretty soon. Nice enough guy, dammit, what was his name??
08-05-06, 09:38 PM
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Damn yochie , you always have a good time , Hell Im still out here puting a Fd back together , should have it running by the end of the night . YOu could have called and seen what I wanted to eat , hahahahah
08-05-06, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by yuichiror
Good time at Awful Arthurs today. Saw Dan, some new 8 owners and a new FD owner. He went to Chicago to pick up a R1. He bought it from a collector, original paint and it was absolutely amazing. Unfortunately, at the last compression check it was running 6's (80k orig miles) so he's lookin' at a rebuild pretty soon. Nice enough guy, dammit, what was his name??
08-05-06, 09:54 PM
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LOL, cool, sorry dude. Ask my wife, I'm horrible with names.
Kenny, you should have asked!!! BTW, I know the owner of Sam Rust Seafood, they deliver most of the seafood to the supermarkets and restaraunts in the area. I can get you just about any seafood wholesale.
Kenny, you should have asked!!! BTW, I know the owner of Sam Rust Seafood, they deliver most of the seafood to the supermarkets and restaraunts in the area. I can get you just about any seafood wholesale.