Miata Mailing List: June 1993, Message #95
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   From: Andy Poling 
Subject: Tires, wheels, transporting and stuff...
   Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1993 12:07:15 -0400



OK... so I'm getting tired of getting toasted at Harrisburg just because I'm
a "have-not" and everybody else is a "have"...  :-)

I'm thinking about getting something a wee bit stickier than the stock
Dunlop D89's and a couple questions came to mind:

How on earth to other people get an extra set of tires and wheels to an
event without a chase car (especially if you're also carrying a
moral-support person along)?  The limited cargo space of the Miata has
suddenly become rather a limiting factor...

My budget probably can probably only handle the purchase of steel wheels
as my spare set (I'd rather spend $$ on sticky black round thingies).
Does anybody really think there is an advantage to using the alloy wheels
on a relatively flat smooth surface like that at Harrisburg?  I like the
appearance of the alloys enough that I'd rather drive around on them and
use the boring steelies at events if it won't hurt me.

What kind of mileage can one expect to get from RS-II's?  I understand
they start out with reduced (5/32") groove depth.  Maybe the AVS-I's will
give me almost the same ultimate grip but last longer?

Hoping to look good/better by the end of the season...

-Andy

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