I am still in the process of building a lightened FA for SCCA Solo2 (1020# with driver) and am very interested if anyone knows anything about the new Hoosier 13" radial tires.
The tires are the ones that are 23" and 23.5" diameter front and rear, about like the 15's, just with taller sidewalls outside the rim diameter.
I'd love to speak to someone who has tried them before I buy any.
For the foreseeable future, I'm stuck with 13" rims.
Hoosier is recommending about -3 degees negative front and about -1 rear.
Do they come on as fast from cold as the Hoosier C3000 Bias plies in the equivalent cmpound (R25A vs the Radial R25B)
....and how is the feel in terms of control? Do they have a more wicked breakaway characteristc than the bias plies? In other words.... any thoughts on how they should behave vs. 15" rim size equivalents?
Broader range of slip angles in a 13" rim and perhaps easier to drive at the limit in a more qualifying-like scenario as my type of racing is?
Or worse when trying to make big steering corrections with more windup and release by the slip angle twist of the carcass?
Chuck
AZ
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