That would just mean I drove a tenth to slow. Now if it was a second......

 

How do you squeeze 285 in an 8 in rim? It will look funky

 

unfortunately you have no way of knowing if also he drove 9/10ths slow too, that's why you can't read anything from the results except who happened to be faster, the why's and wherefore's aren't easily obtained ...

 

A totally agree with Wood, why add more weight for no benefit. If the top guys in the class can do so with 245's, I would suggest sticking with a proven setup.

 

and still are ...

we'll see what this weekend brings

 

this weekend should be fun. It will be my first opportunity to meet a lot fo you guys. Unfortunately, I won't be in my own 8, but codriving in the yellow BSP car owned by Speeddemon32....we'll be the ones on the 285's

 

you mean the ones on 285's going slower then the BS cars!

 

This post is about 285s on BS cars, so 8" wide wheels. You BSP/SM guys with big wheels need not concern yourself, at least not until you can beat those BS cars.

 

So baghead, let's hear you chime in. Saw in the other thread that you went back to 245s from 285s on Sunday at El Toro... care to explain why?

We ended up ordering a set of 245s, but we'll be buying another set before Walnut Ridge. So far it looks like we'll be going with another set of 245s. Seems to work for Jason....

 

The 285 Kumho V710s felt a whole lot better than the 285 Hoosier A6s, but it would be kind of foolish to say they're faster/better/best given the results so far. The car was rotating much freer on the 245s for me and I managed to get in a few clean, but slow, runs but I was also tail sliding a lot more and giving it up to avoid spinning in the same turns I had previously

there's still the issue of finding a tire shop that's equipped with four 300lb tire mounters each with 8 ft long crow bars and 200 psig air supply pressure to get them mounted on an 8" wheel ...

 

That has got to be a joke, ducks don't even have mammaries.

 

try again:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...rm=duck+butter

 

Feigned ignorance is difficult to display in writing. Perhaps I should have used a smiley.

Any discussion of duck butter and semi-stiff hose gets a little bit touchy...not that there's anything wrong with it.

 

Now you know why you do not want to share a cabin at the Packwood tour with any of the locals.

 

 

we now mount 245s no problem on an 8" wheel, no NW duck butter lovers required

 

The shop I used had to resort to Bead Seater and Tire Donut Ring to mount Kumho 245/18 V710 on 8'' rim. Not sure if it is due to the Motoforge rim or the shop itself. In any case, it was anything but a walk in the park.

 

it's all in the installer's skill, early on I had places that couldn't get them to seat and just gave up

 

The shape of the inside of the wheel has something to do with it too...way harder to get the 245 Kumho's to bead up on my Enkei's than it is on OEM's

 

These results do not solve anything!

http://www.scca-chicago.com/solo/2007/event1_class.html

Paul Chrt = 245 710s $257X4= 1028
Chris Harvey = 285 A6s $300x4= 1200
.014 difference in time = priceless

 

Both of those two got beat by D Stock - I don't think the tire difference was the limiting factor in this case.

 

I was thinking the same thing, and 2 sec behind AS.... Was weather a factor?

 

Paul and Chris are new to the RX-8. Paul coned away a real good run.

DS drivers were last years champ and his very fast brother. AS driver, Steve, is a several time national trophy winner.

 

Still does not change the fact they were off the pace, even with 5 runs, and that makes the tire size a non issue. imho


I could see once in a while AS whooping on BS with the right course. I can not think of any type of course where DS would beat BS if the drivers are equal. Weather would be the only reason for DS to strait time BS.

 

I'll keep you all posted once they get on pace.