Miata Mailing List: December 1994, Message #105
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   From: Roadburn@aol.com
Subject: 40-dollar racing tires?
   Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 12:50:34 -0500

Fellow lunatics:
If you've been tempted by the funsies available with race rubber mounted on
your Miata, but have figured the high wear rate and concomitant expenses were
just too great, please note:

Blackburn Racing in Indianapolis now is selling Bridgestone's SCCA
road-racing RE-71 RAZ tires in 185/60-14 and 195/60-14 (and perhaps other
sizes) for $40.
It's a close-out sale; there are limited numbers. Blackburn (800/828-9143)
will ship, but I'm going to make a road trip to get the free mounting &
balancing.

Jeff Maurer mentioned these tires on an earlier post, suggesting that they
are very sticky but take heat-cycling better than autoX tires and are also
good in the rain. They also will wear fast; the wear rating is 30. You can
buy them shaved to any specified tread depth, but I plan to shave my own --
by applying asphalt.

Let's face it: You can't even take a family to the movies for $40 anymore,
and racing rubber on a Miata is a lot more fun than "Wyatt Earp."
G.S.Johnson