RE: Yokohama 032R tires on street versus track

[Jim Walsh <jimw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I change tires on my M5 at home and drive to the track on my A032R's.  No
need to load up tires etc., so it's just much easier.  

I just drove (a non-BMW but still German-made sporting automobile) from
Seattle to Portland (3 hour drive) on A032R's and didn't think twice about
it, and will make that trip a few more times this year, as well as out to
Bremerton, up to Canada, etc. - in fact I basically consider the A032R's my
'street/rain tires' on that car.  Definitely do your tire changing at home,
90 highway miles on A032R's is nothing.

Jim


	Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 14:53:47 -0500
	From: howard.kohn@domain.elided
	Subject: Yokohama 032R tires on street versus track

	I recently purchased a set of Yokohama 032R tires mounted on older
Fitipaldi
	wheels.  I normally use Michelin MSV4s. My intention is to use the
Yoko's
	for driver schools at Lime Rock Park about 90 miles away.  My
question is
	whether it is worth the effort to wait until I get to the track
early in the
	morning and hurry to change over from my Michelins to the Yoko's,
and back
	again at the end of the day, or swap the tires at home and not be
rushed for
	time.  It's about 90 miles from my house to the track.  What is good
	estimate regarding equivalent rubber expended on the highway versus
on the
	track for this tire type?

	Howie
	96 328I

	Eight schools to date, and at least five more planned for this
coming
	season.

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