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Just out of curiosity, is there a hot setup for rain tires in the street classes? Every other category has purpose built rain tires. But none of the top streetclass rubber seem to have much of a tread pattern. I'm sure they still work well up to a point. But beyond that point?

Bill Martin wrote:Just out of curiosity, is there a hot setup for rain tires in the street classes? Every other category has purpose built rain tires. But none of the top streetclass rubber seem to have much of a tread pattern. I'm sure they still work well up to a point. But beyond that point?

We just brought along a set of full tread versions of our regular ST tires, it was plenty for the deluge of the 08 pro finale. All regular dry ST tires were shaved.

I heard that at the 09 Pro Finale, Toyo Proxes R1Rs were faster than Hoosier Wets!

Arrowhead tread design of Toyo R1Rs works great in the rain:

http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/proxes-r1r" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I was so hoping for rain at our last race, oh wait ... everyone had R1R's on (SST)

Ken Motonishi wrote:Arrowhead tread design of Toyo R1Rs works great in the rain:

http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/proxes-r1r" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That looks about right. Where do you buy them?

Bill Martin wrote:

Ken Motonishi wrote:Arrowhead tread design of Toyo R1Rs works great in the rain:

http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/proxes-r1r" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That looks about right. Where do you buy them?

Hey Bill, Rains for Street tires, I didn't know that there was a street tire class for BM/CM Formula Fords or CP Mustangs or XP whatevers-----

Don

Any class can use street tires. During that period when "everyone" was using the Kumho 710 and there was no Kumho R rain tire, the Kumho contract drivers would use the Kumho SPT street tire as their rain tire.

Don Salyers wrote:

Bill Martin wrote: Hey Bill, Rains for Street tires, I didn't know that there was a street tire class for BM/CM Formula Fords or CP Mustangs or XP whatevers-----Don

With those tires I can run the Lola in CST right?

Bill Martin wrote:

Don Salyers wrote:

Bill Martin wrote: Hey Bill, Rains for Street tires, I didn't know that there was a street tire class for BM/CM Formula Fords or CP Mustangs or XP whatevers-----Don

With those tires I can run the Lola in CST right?

Yeah, in the rain.

Just run the Mustang in CST, I'm sure that with where you live you could probably even get it registered...

Don

Bill Martin wrote:

Ken Motonishi wrote:Arrowhead tread design of Toyo R1Rs works great in the rain:

http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/proxes-r1r" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That looks about right. Where do you buy them?

JLB Motorsports (951) 734-4411

They will pretty much beat anyone on price.

:ibrightdea: Bridgestone RE-11s are pretty good in the wet as well! :gpower: