Miata Mailing List: June 1994, Message #111
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   From: Dore Brian K 
Subject: Re:  more tires
   Date: Tue, 7 Jun 1994 09:45:28 -0400

Probably the highest performing DOT legal tires you would want on your
car for the street would be the BFG R1 Roadrace (I forget the number)
or the Yokohama A008RS.  The autocross versions of both of these tires
will work, but are designed to heat up faster and may give you trouble
in high temperature situations.  (I have driven at 80MPH for several hours
at 80+ degree F temperatures on A008RSIIs with no problems however)

I'd guess if you start with full tread depth, and use them only for street
use, they would last about 5-7,000 miles.  (Just a wild guess)

One thing you might want to consider is that if you lock your brakes and
skid with these tires, you stand a good chance of ruining them.  You
may not cord them right away, but you will get flat spots that make the
tires impossible to balance.

Also, when driving with sticky rubber on the street, every piece of gravel
and rock will get picked up and thrown against your inner fender and
your paint.  This can be anoying.  Ride quality will suffer a little since
these tires are designed for cornering and have very stiff sidewalls.

Brian