Suggestions for Rain Tires
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Speed Raycer
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That's gotta be true. When I bought my car about 2 seasons ago, it came with a set of brand new Hoosier Dirt Stockers . They've basically sat all mounted up and have never hit the pavement.
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Scott Rhea
It's not what you build...
it's how you build it
Izzy's Custom Cages
You need ice studs to run IRP in the rain. The dragstrip turns to something between snot on glass and oil soaked ice.
Dirt stockers are THE tire for standing water at the moment but I'm curious what the new full tread Hoosier rains will do. I use full tread Toyo RA1s and have good success in intermediate to full wet conditions with them.
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Chris Ludwig
08 ITS RX7 CenDiv
Dirt stockers are THE tire for standing water at the moment but I'm curious what the new full tread Hoosier rains will do. I use full tread Toyo RA1s and have good success in intermediate to full wet conditions with them.
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Chris Ludwig
08 ITS RX7 CenDiv
What ever you do, do not buy used rain tires from another driver unless it is somebody you know and trust.
Last season, I responded to an ad on this site for Hoosier Dirt Stockers that were supposed to have be used only once or twice, and the claim was that a Hoosier rep at VIR said that they were in great shape. The tires I received were dangerously dry rotted on the sidewalls and between the rows of tread. When I confirmed my assessment of these tires with our local Hoosier rep, he stated that I had bought four expensive containers for yard plants. In the worst case, one these tires could have failed on a wet track and sent me into a nearby car on my way to the tire wall. I did send the tires back to this person, and he only returned part of my money. In the end it cost me between $100 and $150 to get ripped off.
On a more positive note, I bought a set of new full tread Toyos from Phil's Tire Service to serve as rain tires. http://www.philstireservice.com/
He went out of his way to make sure I had these tires prior to a race weekend. I plan on ordering a set of race tires from him in the next couple of weeks. I did not need rain tires last season, but I keep them covered and I treated them with Formula V Traction Treatment prior to winter storage.
I think the best way is to buy new and take care of them.
Bill Emery
Glen Region
ITA#23
Last season, I responded to an ad on this site for Hoosier Dirt Stockers that were supposed to have be used only once or twice, and the claim was that a Hoosier rep at VIR said that they were in great shape. The tires I received were dangerously dry rotted on the sidewalls and between the rows of tread. When I confirmed my assessment of these tires with our local Hoosier rep, he stated that I had bought four expensive containers for yard plants. In the worst case, one these tires could have failed on a wet track and sent me into a nearby car on my way to the tire wall. I did send the tires back to this person, and he only returned part of my money. In the end it cost me between $100 and $150 to get ripped off.
On a more positive note, I bought a set of new full tread Toyos from Phil's Tire Service to serve as rain tires. http://www.philstireservice.com/
He went out of his way to make sure I had these tires prior to a race weekend. I plan on ordering a set of race tires from him in the next couple of weeks. I did not need rain tires last season, but I keep them covered and I treated them with Formula V Traction Treatment prior to winter storage.
I think the best way is to buy new and take care of them.
Bill Emery
Glen Region
ITA#23
What's nice about the full tread Toyo is if you get it wrong (like I did this weekend) and put rains on and the track dries out you are still O.K. I was about three seconds a lap slower than with shaved Toyos but at the end of the race the tires still looked halfway decent. Now they are intermediates.
gran racing
Super Moderator
I just used my Toyo RA-1s on Monday; and it was pouring. I was actually shocked at how well they did (although I did spin once
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Dave Gran
NER ITB #13
'87 Honda Prelude si
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Dave Gran
NER ITB #13
'87 Honda Prelude si