Auto-x tires

[619E30]

Probably the middle?

[jrhaile]

Where do the XS's fall?

XS' were probably fastest overall in the dry but became very greasy in the high temps.

[Hick]

Ive also heard that the XS is not the best in the wet.

[jrhaile]

Ive also heard that the XS is not the best in the wet.

They suck in the wet.

[619E30]

They are?

[CarTenderKid]

R888 are ever faithful, thats what we run in PRO 3 for the most part and the best wheel for you money is TEAM DYNAMICS 15x7. An all around epic combo.

[Wh33lhop]

My friend's relatively stock E36 M3 (well, suspension and boltons) just beat out a bunch of 911TTs, Boxsters, Miatas, Evos all on r-comps, and the chrome "million dollar cobra" in an autox using some Kumho XS. He also happens to be a kickass driver, but it wouldn't have been possible without some great tires.

[nando]

probably just a way better driver. No way oval cum-hoe tires are better than an autox R-comp. :p

[CincinnatiKid]

Ive also heard that the XS is not the best in the wet.

I confirmed this yesterday, horrible in the wet, but once the rain stopped and the line dried out I was dropping seconds like crazy.

[2002maniac]

My friend's relatively stock E36 M3 (well, suspension and boltons) just beat out a bunch of 911TTs, Boxsters, Miatas, Evos all on r-comps, and the chrome "million dollar cobra" in an autox using some Kumho XS. He also happens to be a kickass driver, but it wouldn't have been possible without some great tires.

Grassroots motorsports recently did a comparison test between Kumho XS and V710 on the same car. The 710 was about 2 seconds faster around a 30 second course...

[16v of E30]

just get some falken azenis 615's and you will stick to the pavement like glue

[Wh33lhop]

probably just a way better driver. No way oval cum-hoe tires are better than an autox R-comp. :p

I should have further clarified; when I said r-comps, I meant R888s, A048s etc, not slicks. One regular in a dedicated Boxster auto-x car that normally mobs Hoosiers and mops the floor with everyone had some A048s this time and got taken by a good 5 seconds on a 50-second course.

I should also note that it was a very tight course, most of it was 20-40mph.

[TomSuddard]

I run 205/50/15 XS's on a 7", and I love them. They stick like R-compounds, and a lot of the guys at the office run with them, too. I don't think they're that bad in the wet, but I live in Florida so I'm used to water. I much prefer them to the S-Drives on dad's E30 M3. IMHO, they suck.

[LEANE30]

I just ran my first autoX last weekend on BFG GForceSports 205/50/15 X 6", standard offset. pretty much completely stock suspension shitty old m42 318i. I didn't do too bad... coulda done much better, but we only got 4 runs in our heat,...

if your considering tires just for autox, remember that your only running 35-45 seconds, then park for 5 minutes, and repeat that only 3-4 times and that's it. So if your gonna get tires that need to heat up before they grip, your wasting your money and time, it's not like a track day where you get to do laps.

even the GforceSports like to be heated up before they really start gripping, so i ran 40psi to warm them up faster, and just stuck with it, probably will run an even higher tire pressure next time.

[nando]

I should have further clarified; when I said r-comps, I meant R888s, A048s etc, not slicks. One regular in a dedicated Boxster auto-x car that normally mobs Hoosiers and mops the floor with everyone had some A048s this time and got taken by a good 5 seconds on a 50-second course.

I should also note that it was a very tight course, most of it was 20-40mph.

it's probably because of the low speeds, R888s and similar tires wouldn't have a chance to warm up.

I really, really want my Hoosiers back. lol