autocross tires.

Post by **Altiman94** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:05 am

Currently, I am trying to coax a friend of mine into selling me his 93 se alloys of his HB for me to paint gunmetal and use for autocrossing. I was planning on goign with falken azenis because of their R rating and cheapness. I know cheap isn't always the best answer, but I've heard good thigns aboutt hese tires. I just watn some member feedback on these tires,or any tires you use and are successful with autocrossing.

Post by **bob marley** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:05 am

Altiman94 wrote:Currently, I am trying to coax a friend of mine into selling me his 93 se alloys of his HB for me to paint gunmetal and use for autocrossing. I was planning on goign with falken azenis because of their R rating and cheapness. I know cheap isn't always the best answer, but I've heard good thigns aboutt hese tires. I just watn some member feedback on these tires,or any tires you use and are successful with autocrossing.

I was going to do the same thing, however, I changed my mind because I don't want to auto-x my current 240. When I was looking around at tires, I heard the falken azenis were good and cheap, but they wear out quickly.

I've only head good things about them, but I think it would be a better idea if you tried them out to see if you like them.

Post by **Exar-Kun** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:05 am

azenis work great for autocross, because it doesnt give them time to get slick(if they heat up for long periods of time..IE road racing, they get super slick) but they wear fast, ant wont stick as well as a deticated autocross or road race tire such as the hoosiers, a032R "S" (for autocross), among others.

but they dont cost nearly as much, either.-chet

Post by **ITA240SX** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:05 am

"azenis work great for autocross, because it doesnt give them time to get slick(if they heat up for long periods of time..IE road racing, they get super slick)..."

I had heard the same thing about the azenis, and was a little concerned, but I can say that in 4 sessions (20 minutes each) at a track day at Summit Point last month (90+ degree heat and all) I never experienced any noticeable degradation in the tire's adhesion. Now, granted I'm pretty new at this whole road racing thing, so I'm sure a Randy Pobst or Boris Said could have given the tires a much better workout, but I wasn't exactly driving aroung like a little old lady either, and did see considerable chunking on the fronts, like you would get with a true R compound (which the azenis is not, btw).

As a side note - I have to say that I have been blown away by the handling of this car! With the Ground Control coilover package, koni struts/shocks, poly bushings, hawk brakes, and azenis tires the 240 sticks to the road like glue. There were many times when a much faster car (e.g. Mustang, Firebird, Camaro) would catch up to me at the end of a straight, only to be 4 - 6 car lengths behind me by the time we got through the twisties. Now if I can just figure a way to squeeze another 100 hp out of this KA...

Post by **Altiman94** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:05 am

well I'm happy that what I've found was true. It's hard to decipher what is and isn't on some car forums anymore. I guess I'm gonna go ahead and order them for my first autcross meet with this 240 on october 12th!!

Post by **OneFastStanza** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:05 am

I have heard very good things about the Azenis also and know quite a few people that run them but they are not an R compound tire. They are still considered a street tire so you can still run them in a street tire class which is nice.

However if you want a good R compound tire I would look into some Victoracers. I know lots of people racing on these also and have heard nothing but good things about them. They grip like no other and I have ridden in a few cars with them on. I was actualkly thinking of picking up some nice heat cycled ones ones for my Spec for next season cause street tires aren't cutting it in the SM class I run in. Anyhow I hear the Victoracers are more forgiving than the Hoosiers which i hear will flat spot easily so I wouldn't run the Hoosiers if you aren't an experienced driver. I know someone that was running them on his WRX and he is an excellent driver (close to the top PAX every event out) and I wanna say his Hoosiers only lasted about 6 events or so before they started cording and he said they weren't as grippy after about 4 events

which isn't terribly great for some expensive tires unless you have a lot of $$$.

Anyhow just a suggestion to look at but the Azenis are nice and cheap and I am sure you will like them.

Post by **Grant@tirerack** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:05 am

The Victoracers are a very good tire for autocross and they will hold up much better than the Hoosiers. They are not going to have the same grip as the A3S03 but they will last a lot longer. Depending on the size you are running, you may want to look at the Yokohama A032R tires as well.

Post by **gabossie** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:05 am

Damn it's nice to have the tire man step in on occasion.

Post by **Grant@tirerack** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:05 am

One more thing, with the Victoracer V700 you want to run them at full tread depth for autocross. They get up to temp faster that way. :firedevil

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