I'm thinking to get a set of Slipstream for daily driving and use my stock wheels for autoX (with R compound tire)

Anyone bought them and use it for daily driving? I want to know are the Rota easy to bend/ crack?? ( for 15' )

Thanks

 

I was planning on doing the exact opposite, because the slipstreams are lighter. Stockers for long drives and slipstreams for fun.

 

but you can't run in stock class anymore

 

Oh.... well..... I was just considering getting into autocrossing in the next month or two, I don't know all of the details yet. Are the stock wheels 6 or 6.5 wide?

 

If you're just starting to get into autox, start with a stock car with street tires.

 

6. Auto-x 0wnz j00!

 

No problems here. I love them. Get planty of looks, have taken plenty of harsh road conditions. Even took a 6" tree limb in the middle of highway 1 at midnight. There was no way around it, it took up both lanes of the North bound traffic...

Jason

 

My car is basically stock, I just want it to be a little faster. My stock tires died and were replaced with high-milage Potenza 910's. I figure that a good way to make it faster would be with some light-weight wheels and sticky tires.

 

Good idea.

 

No. See SCCA stock class rules @ http://www.scca.org. It would be most beneficial to start off in as close to stock form as possible. Wheels sized other than 15x6 would move you into STX or CSP where you'll get your *** handed to you. Sticky tires hide errors, so you won't be able to see your faults as much. It's up to you, if you really want to learn how to drive better.

 

I realize that it will change my class, that's not what I'm talking about. For right now, I just want to have fun, even if I get my *** handed to me. I don't care what other people get, I care what I get. Even if I do get stickier tires, I can leave the stockers on the first few times or even all the time at the track, but everyday, even on the street it will make me faster. I appreciate the help, because I want to learn about this. Will 205 azenis fit on stock rims?

 

haha, you're like Dave (eg. Dave-ROR, Dominic, etc.) He was climbing over concrete divided with his slipstreams!

 

He did a 180 this weekend and bounced off a curb with the rotas, they are still true as hell and not bent at all.

 

Will
-who was witness to this event on Saturday

 

haha, why doesn't that surprise me. Any pics from the event?

 

Thanks Jason....

 

If you don't wash the brake dust off them for a few weeks they look just like spoons!

 

Yes, 205 Azenis will fit. Those aren't what I'd consider "sticky". I'm sorry I think I was assuming sticky=race tires earlier. Kumhos and Hoosiers are sticky. If you're not picking up all the rocks on the road, your tires aren't sticky. Not some rocks, all of them.

I also didn't mean to say that you should only go out to compete. Autox is for fun, first and foremost. It's just that if you start with a stock car, you might learn that you like the stock setup better than a modified setup.

 

Me, my Rotas are going on two years of daily driving now, thats about 10000 miles total though and still no problems.

 

They was nicey nice. For the record, 195-50-15's are HARD as **** to blow out. So far one curb at 10ish mph and one at 40ish mph. Haven't blow one yet or broken a Rota.