Hi all,
Just wondering if we could get some dialogue going on which tyres work and which don't on ten inch rims. We ran Dunlop tyres on our little single last year, they took ages to warm up and therefore weren't too flash for the autocross and skid pad events.
I don't know what the compund designation was for them, but they were the only Dunlop 10's available here in Oz. They were manufactured for a comp in Japan for little open wheelers with Hayabusa engines in them. Therefore quite a hard compound. The good thing is I reckon there is a good ten to fifteen years worth of testing in each set before they wear out.
Any comments from those teams that have used Hoosiers and Goodyears? Anyone tried LeConts?? Anyone want to tell us we are Wallys for using tens in the first place? (Please form an orderly queue, yes Pat D'Rat you can be first in line).
I know there have been previous threads on 10's versus 13's, but most focus on geometry and weight. Would love to hear some good info on the actual handling and heating characteristics.
Cheers all,
Geoff Pearson
RMIT FSAE 2003
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