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dknv · 2002-12-18, 10:22 AM

My experience this year in autocross with wheels & tires:
I ordered an xtra set of rims and tires from tirerack.com to use for autox and track. Because I picked them up at the Sparks location, no shipping charges. (If you live in Truckee, I think there's shipping, but no tax, and the shipping isn't much $ from sparks to Truckee.)

Because I wanted to stay in stock class I got the 16x6.5 Sport Edition Fox 2 wheels for $89/ea. I got the Kuhmo Ecsta V700's for $128/ea. Tirerack mounted & balanced them b4 I picked them up. The combination worked great, I used them for 19 autoX's plus track events at Spring Mtn Raceway and Laguna Seca. I had them flipped 1/2 through the season and for each event I just put the best tires up front so the wear was even.

Some fellow WRX drivers started out the season with Hoosiers, and while they performed great while they lasted, they had to be replaced halfway through the season.
-Debbie

2002-12-18, 10:22 AM	#19
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	Tires in autocross My experience this year in autocross with wheels & tires: I ordered an xtra set of rims and tires from tirerack.com to use for autox and track. Because I picked them up at the Sparks location, no shipping charges. (If you live in Truckee, I think there's shipping, but no tax, and the shipping isn't much $ from sparks to Truckee.) Because I wanted to stay in stock class I got the 16x6.5 Sport Edition Fox 2 wheels for $89/ea. I got the Kuhmo Ecsta V700's for $128/ea. Tirerack mounted & balanced them b4 I picked them up. The combination worked great, I used them for 19 autoX's plus track events at Spring Mtn Raceway and Laguna Seca. I had them flipped 1/2 through the season and for each event I just put the best tires up front so the wear was even. Some fellow WRX drivers started out the season with Hoosiers, and while they performed great while they lasted, they had to be replaced halfway through the season. -Debbie