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I drove my 350Z with the General Exclaim UHP at MSR Houston during the TX Z Party this year. I was very happy with the tires. They grip pretty well for me. Perhaps I didn't push the car hard enough (first time doing a track event), but my tail never got out of line too much. Prior to the track event, I've driven these tires for about 20,000 miles as my Z is my DD. I think the only time where the tires gave up was during one of the S turns on the back of the track. The car just slid through the S, but I was able to regain control when I exited. That S turn was right before the long stretch at the back end of the course (we ran the track clockwise).<br><br>Andy Cheung<br>Houston, TX<br><br><br>> Message: 5<br>> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:35:53 -0500<br>> From: Grover Pickering <groverpickering@gmail.com><br>> Subject: LeMons Tires (was Tire Size which was NX Highway Cruisin')<br>> To: se-r@se-r-list.org<br>> Message-ID:<br>> <935b86e60908250535x6cb6875fpc58cc3f37a01370b@mail.gmail.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> <br>> Ok, we've been talking Tires for the LeMons car. This topic peaked my<br>> interest.<br>> <br>> I've heard the track in Texas (MSR Houston) is pretty easy on tires and you<br>> should be able to go the distance on one set. We'll have a backup set and<br>> possibly some rains.<br>> <br>> LeMons racing is probably 8/10's or so most of the time. The idea is to be<br>> competitive - but there at the finish. So, we won't be at the limit for 12<br>> hours straight.<br>> <br>> Here are tires that seem popular among the LeMons crowd.<br>> Fuzion ZRi<br>> Falken Azenis-RT615s<br>> General Exclaim UHP<br>> Hankook RS2<br>> Hankook Z212s<br>> <br>> We have also noticed the Yokohoma S.Drive, Dunlop Direzza, and BFG G-force<br>> Sport.<br>> <br>> I would like a tire that will last with solid grip for a very long time. Be<br>> able to be abused for a time and come back. Have a pretty stiff sidewall<br>> and be predictable. Provide feedback to the driver and allow some<br>> mistakes. Warm up nicely and grip really well when the time comes toward<br>> the end. Have at least ok grip in the rain (not monsoon) so a wet track<br>> doesn't require a tire change. Oh - and cheap :).<br>> <br>> Based on Tire Rack feedback. The RS2's seem like the best choice. But, I<br>> wanted to see what experience ya'll had with HPDE or track days with any of<br>> these tires. I realize that I won't get the prefect tire for $75 - but<br>> LeMons really doesn't require perfection as much as reliability.<br>> <br>> Thoughts?<br>> <br>> Grover<br>*<br><br /><hr />HotmailŪ is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. <a href='http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009' target='_new'>Try it now.</a></body>
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