As you know last year I found some definite traction deficiancies on the auto-x course as well as the drag strip. With the track day coming up in April and DSMCentral SCDC in May, I'd like to take lack of traction out of the equasion For a few runs this year.

There are newer/better Hoosier tires on the market now. So this means that the A3SO3's are less expensive. Back in 2003 or so I can find some good reviews. How good are they? Good enough? Anyone have any input on this?

I got a lot of good replies to this question from the CICE group. These tires are not what I need. I still need to do some searching and they gave me a couple of good leads where to start for used racing tires:

John Berget Racing Tires (jbracingtires.net)

and

Vilven Tire in Royal, IL for Toyo tires in particular

Either way it sounds like no road racing tire will be good for drag racing. I wonder where the big time DSM guys like Darryl and Sheperd get their Hoosier QuickTime Pros from?

Have you called Tire Rack and asked them? Even if they don't carry they likely will recommend or mention a place you can get what you need, I'd think?

Drag only (QuickTime Pros) tires usally wringle on launch due to the soft sidewall design and low tire pressure, I would imagine that that soft sidewall would make a car feel REALLY BAD going around a turn and the tires rolls over on that sidewall.

Roadcorse tires are the opposite arn't they, short stiff sidewall?

Darryl can comment, but I beleive the tires on the car came with the car.

True, but I'm using stiff sidewall street tires that aren't near as sticky as road race tires. So I would expect to pick-up some on my ET just by having stickier tires. I can't see spending money on two sets of racing tires.

Kinda ironic but I was just reading one of my old issues of Sport Compact Car today (February 2004 issue). That issue covered the 2003 Ultimate Street Car Challenge and one of the cars competing that year was a '95 Eclipse GSX owned by Roy Narvaez. Roy's DSM shod with Hoosier R3SO3 tires finished second at the drag strip, first around the road coarse, and ended up finishing second overall. Not too shabby.. I'd say the tires worked out well for him.

Here is a video of John Mueller piloting the GSX to the win at the California Speedway road course...

Good find Zman!