Just wanted to know if the 010 makes for a decent autocross tire. I have 2 sets of stock itr rims, one with 010s and another with kumho 712 z. My first autocross is coming up next year and I was wondering if the 010s would be a good choice to use or would they be too soft for that type of use? I've heard that some street tires tend to heat up and get greasy when used for racing. I could always sell one set of wheels and tires and purchase some nice 15x7 k1s and some dedicated tires to use for AX. Opinions or suggestions welcomed. thanks

 

do a searck on Falken Azenis
tons of stuff on tires

 

i think for ur first couple times out, they're fine...

 

I agree. If you're relatively inexperienced, they're not going to make a whole lot of difference.

If you are experienced and you want to autocross competitively, you ought to get a competition tire designed specifically for autocross, such as the Hoosier A3S03. Put that on one set of wheels, and use either set of street tires you have on the other set of wheels.

 

wouldn't wider wheels(7") versus the stock 6" be a great advantage or is that not allowed in the classes they run? BTW, where can I get a copy of the rules and regs for AutoX? is there some sanctioning body that oversees this event? SCCA?

 

yeah a wider wheel would kick u out of stock class. u can use another wheel of equal size tho...what a lot of people do is buy some mazda millennia wheels (15x6) and mount autox tires on those...

u can go to

http://www.scca.org/amateur/solo2/index.html


[Modified by Toda Party, 5:04 AM 12/4/2001]

 

thnx for the info. why would you want to replace the stock wheels w/ same width wheels? lighter maybe?? by how many pounds?

 

the stock wheels are about 15.6 lbs and the Mazda millenia ones are about 11-12 lbs.

 

There's also some rumors out there of milennia wheels cracking under that kind of (ab)use. Just food for thought - if you have 2 sets of wheels, run your first season of events on street tires - ride with fast drivers, have them ride with you, have them drive your car (co-drive at events or fun runs). Running on street tires will force you to learn to be smooth, and after a season use that extra set of wheels to mount up some r-compounds. Start with kuhmo's or proxes RA-1's - move to hoosiers after 1 or 2 years of those. You wont be winning any championships your first year or three out. It takes some dedication and lots of seat time and schools to be fast.

-Ryan

 

Run the hardest, crappiest tires you have for your first time. The RE10s don't last long as autocross tires, and they're expensive. Your first few times, you'll be overly hard on tires, but you won't appreciate the extra grip. Move from hard street to soft street to race tires if you have all the options. Just my 2c

 

I agree completely. Don't waste money on equipment until you've got some experience under your belt. Use what you've got or whatever's cheapest/most convenient.

 

I was planning to do that too but then I would have to purchase new "cheap crappy" tires and then either have my RE010's removed or have to buy new wheels and have the new "cheap crap" tires mounted and balanced...I figured the RE010's are pretty good stock tires, but they're stock and there's other tires out there for cheaper (S0-3, azenis, etc) so i didnt really care to much about beating up my re010's

 

thanks for all the info, guys. I guess I'll just start out with using the 712s I have on the car now and see where it goes from there. looking forward to participating in my first autox.