Falken tires...

[flohtingPoint]

Simply put, Falken blows. I loaned out my RS3's a month ago, the V710's are heat cycling and my A6's have been dead since last year, so yet another auto-x on the horrid RT615's. I usually bring these tires out if I'm going to an event that I dont care very much about, but yesterday was the opposite, I cared very much. Sadly, the tires betrayed me and began graining like all Falken tires do.

Below is an example of the extraneous wheel work I had to do to keep the car in line... I was about 8 tenths off my desired time in the end.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZOPUdE0AUs

If you're in the market for new summer shoes, Falken is fine. If you plan on doing any type of performance driving, these things are complete garbage.

[skydragoness]

I was never really impressed with the Falkens. They seem to wear out really fast.But the Azenis were pretty popular in past years I remember..Definitely looks like it was being a PITA on course.

V710s? Are those Kumhos?

What's your opinion on Direzza Star Spec for summer/light autox duty? I'm mainly concerned on wet traction as it rains a lot up here.

Wait.. did I ask you about the Dunlops already? I feel deja vu...now..

[flohtingPoint]

I was never really impressed with the Falkens. They seem to wear out really fast.But the Azenis were pretty popular in past years I remember..Definitely looks like it was being a PITA on course.

V710s? Are those Kumhos?

What's your opinion on Direzza Star Spec for summer/light autox duty? I'm mainly concerned on wet traction as it rains a lot up here.

Wait.. did I ask you about the Dunlops already? I feel deja vu...now..

*Yawn/Stretch* Ugh, have to work overtime tonight. Doing a massive network monitoring upgrade/rebuild. Bored as all hell as it's just me here.

Yea, they wear out very fast. The tires had 12 runs on them that day with plenty of cool time, but graining happened anyway and the tires were quite through when I stages for my afternoon heats. The video taken was of my final run, where I needed a 35 and wound up with a 36.8. The rest of the video had to be edited as it consisted of me cursing like a sailor and such, I was not happy.

V710's are indeed Kumhos. I love them. Comparable lateral grip to a Hoosier A6 and they last longer. They're also a little cheaper. If my car wasn't co-driven, I'd probably be running A6's, but my co-driver will only kick in half on V710's, which is also fine with me.

Star Specs huh? They're a good all around tire. They can be semi-competitive on the track and they can do more in inclimate weather than my RS3's or RE11's. Honestly though, RE11's in R15 205 can be had for under 100 a piece right now on Tire Rack AND you get a 100 buck gift certificate from AMEX if you order before May. RE11's are my choice for top street tire and I'm planning on ordering some for Carlisle.

[skydragoness]

*Yawn/Stretch* Ugh, have to work overtime tonight. Doing a massive network monitoring upgrade/rebuild. Bored as all hell as it's just me here.

Yea, they wear out very fast. The tires had 12 runs on them that day with plenty of cool time, but graining happened anyway and the tires were quite through when I stages for my afternoon heats. The video taken was of my final run, where I needed a 35 and wound up with a 36.8. The rest of the video had to be edited as it consisted of me cursing like a sailor and such, I was not happy.

V710's are indeed Kumhos. I love them. Comparable lateral grip to a Hoosier A6 and they last longer. They're also a little cheaper. If my car wasn't co-driven, I'd probably be running A6's, but my co-driver will only kick in half on V710's, which is also fine with me.

Star Specs huh? They're a good all around tire. They can be semi-competitive on the track and they can do more in inclimate weather than my RS3's or RE11's. Honestly though, RE11's in R15 205 can be had for under 100 a piece right now on Tire Rack AND you get a 100 buck gift certificate from AMEX if you order before May. RE11's are my choice for top street tire and I'm planning on ordering some for Carlisle.

Hmm. Good luck with work.

You should've left the swearing in the vid, would've added to your argument about how bad they are.

I looked up the RE11 ( I am a Bridgestone fan thru and thru.. although Exarkun sold me on the Advan S4s )

I have 16's ..soo.. 225/50/16 for $158.. ..er ..with the gift card..still a $100 more than my S4's (if I ordered 4 that is).

Also..some really "cryptic" wording on the special deal:"you may be eligible to receive an American Express® Branded Prepaid Card valued at up to $100 by mail. " What's with this "may" business?

RE11's are hot though.. I'll just stick with the S4's for now, they still have decent tread (might replace the rears) and I'm not a 'contender' at events in the slightest. So it's no big deal.

[flohtingPoint]

Hmm. Good luck with work.

You should've left the swearing in the vid, would've added to your argument about how bad they are.

I looked up the RE11 ( I am a Bridgestone fan thru and thru.. although Exarkun sold me on the Advan S4s )

I have 16's ..soo.. 225/50/16 for $158.. ..er ..with the gift card..still a $100 more than my S4's (if I ordered 4 that is).

Also..some really "cryptic" wording on the special deal:"you may be eligible to receive an American Express® Branded Prepaid Card valued at up to $100 by mail. " What's with this "may" business?

RE11's are hot though.. I'll just stick with the S4's for now, they still have decent tread (might replace the rears) and I'm not a 'contender' at events in the slightest. So it's no big deal.

Yep, working on that. There is daylight though as I had a breakthrough on a problem I was troubleshooting. The light at the end of the tunnel is becoming clearer.

LOL... The scene at the end of the video was rather unbecoming. Lots of cursing, some punching of the steering wheel, etc, I was pretty upset. I knew the car had a 35 in it, I was positive I had a 35 in me and up until the end of the slalom, I had a low 35 type run going. I hit the end of the slalom, bit of a brake stab and thats when the tires knifed me in the back and let go, ruining my run and killing my whole day. I wound up middle of the pack in points. I had a chance to take home a bucket of points because I was on street tires and didn't have the multiplier of r-compounds against me, but no such luck. I'm usually a good sport and can take a loss, but when something out of my control kills my run it can sometimes get the best of me.