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Also unless Mike is your instructor, you may have trouble finding an instructor who will get in your car if those tires are on it (street tires are strongly suggested in HPDE1, in fact some groups and instructors flat-out require 'em.)
Jon
I may be a Mike too but Mike Davidson is who put the tires on the car and asked my to instruct her. I completely agree with everything that has been said in all of the posts about street tires with one caviot. If she feels better about going out on these tires I wont say no. I am going to have to be more aware of whats going on and make sure speeds are in line with shown ability. I would also recommend getting a set of street tires to beat the shit out of if you continue with tracking. They are cheap with a huge selection to chose from and have very forgiving breakaway characteristics. This will teach you to drive better as your speeds increase and you then make the jump to fresh "R" tires later.
Originally Posted by notsogoodfeline
i thought vbspec is mine.
See above That all being said you are going to have a blast next weekend. (Bring streets is it rains PLEASE).....
I may be a Mike too but Mike Davidson is who put the tires on the car and asked my to instruct her. I completely agree with everything that has been said in all of the posts about street tires with one caviot. If she feels better about going out on these tires I wont say no. I am going to have to be more aware of whats going on and make sure speeds are in line with shown ability. I would also recommend getting a set of street tires to beat the shit out of if you continue with tracking. They are cheap with a huge selection to chose from and have very forgiving breakaway characteristics. This will teach you to drive better as your speeds increase and you then make the jump to fresh "R" tires later.
See above That all being said you are going to have a blast next weekend. (Bring streets is it rains PLEASE).....
aye aye . that was my one concern with the toyos was the rain. I'll bring my kumhos just in case. anything else you suggest?
...will each receive a free Hyperdrive entry on Saturday! (Full course, single classroom session then single session HPDE1 equivalent w/instructor, a $50 value.)