New Khumos?

[RacinRich]

Any of you Southern boys, who get to go racing earlier than us Northerners, try the new Khumos yet? How do they compare to the older Khumo or Hoosier?

 

[Catch22]

The only IT (other than ITE) size that they will release this year is 205/50/15 and thats not even a great IT size.
All the other sizes slated for release this year are 17s and 18s. This info comes from a Kumho dealer.

Compare this to the first sizes of the new Hoosier (225/50/14, 205/50/15 and 225/45/15) and you get great insight into which tire manufacturer is focused on the IT community.

I think I'll even post this in the discussion forum and see if I can drag up a good argument.

 

[dtheracer]

The Kumho people at Road Atlanta last weekend said the 14s would be out in August

Dave Piasecki

 

[emerilnut]

I've heard these bad things in the last two days.

http://www.scca.org/news/press04_57.html

and

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=822611

It kinda sucks. I was rearing to sink my teeth into these.

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*** KimChi Racing ***
Stan Mitchem
Atlanta Region
#11 ITA Miata

[This message has been edited by emerilnut (edited April 07, 2004).]

 

[RacinRich]

Thanks for the responses guys. I guess this makes this season's tire choice a lot easier.