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  1. pacific11

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  2. KraigG

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    #2 KraigG, Aug 17, 2007
    "kum ho" is a synonym for an Asian hooker.

    Crappy tires, BTW.
     
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    #4 jk0001, Aug 17, 2007
    I had a set of their tires on my BMW. Real crap. So bad I sold the car. I bought junk yard tires when I was young and poor that held up better.
     
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    I concur......in memory of the Team, and all.....

    *taking Goodyear ball cap off, for a moment of silence*
     
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    part of a girl, and an elbow, to be specific.......
     
  8. pacific11

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    #8 pacific11, Aug 17, 2007
    I wouldn't buy Kumhos. It may be a dumb thing like NASCAR, but I'm thinking about buying Michelins instead of Continentals next time as Michelin supports the ALMS and the LMS unlike Continental.
     
  9. Adrift

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    #9 Adrift, Aug 17, 2007
    I had some Kumho R-compunds as track tires once. They weren't too bad. And then a set of them for street tires. They were cheap, fairly grippy, but kind of loud after some wear.

    Overall, I thought they were a great value for the money.
     
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    Easy boys, easy. My wife use to go to the races with me and, I don't know, I think I took her to too many. Now she won't go, so I always bring her home some special pics.
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    i like mine.
     
  13. JoTeC

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    #15 TopElement, Aug 22, 2007
    I never really liked the idea of Kumho tires. Cheap Korean company, hard to believe the tires would be any good. Perfectly fine for "normal" street cars though.
    I put them on my car once, and spun on the first run! Nothing had changed on the setup, and never happened on any other tire. Took them off the same day.
     
  16. Rory J

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    #16 Rory J, Aug 22, 2007
    Your spinning is the result of an inability to drive within the limit of adhesion... not a result of poor tires. Any tire, no matter how cheap or expensive, will spin at some point. It is the driver's job to keep the car under control regardless of grip limits.

    Kumho makes good value-oriented tires for the enthusiast. I have close friends who are very capable drivers that use them regularly for track days. I have driven on the old Ecsta Supra 711 tires and found the grip to be acceptable.
     
  17. Boxer12

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    #17 Boxer12, Aug 23, 2007
    Does anybody really care about LMP1 anyway? What the hell is a Judd powered Creation??? More importantly, who cares?
     
  18. pacific11

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    #18 pacific11, Aug 28, 2007
    i wonder if they caused the VDS Radical SR9 AER to crash.

    http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/lt/ltc.html

    http://www.vandersteurracing.com/

    http://www.radicalextremesportscars.com/
     
  19. pacific11

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    #19 pacific11, Aug 28, 2007
    a reynard-based chassis with a formula one engine modifed for endurance sports car racing

    http://www.creationsport.co.uk/

    one of their partners

    KWMotorsport Ltd (KWM) was founded in 2003 by Kieron Salter and Will Phillips after the collapse of Reynard Motorsport in 2002 specifically to offer Engineering, Design, Manufacture and Project Management services to the motorsport and the niche vehicle sector.

    http://www.kwmotorsport.com/

    In 2005 Team Creation Autosportif continued to field their DBA 03S, while Team Jota and Zytek Motorsports ran Zytek 04S'. For 2006, Team Creation diverged off the family tree and re-homologated their car as a "Creation" CA06/H in light of the new regulations fully "hybridizing" the car to LMP1 specification. And while the Zytek 06S still maintained the Reynard bloodline, it too had become an entirely new car inasmuch as due to the changing regulations.

    http://www.mulsannescorner.com/rey02s.html

    two cars in ALMS on Dunlop tires

    http://www.***************.com/car/2760/Creation-CA06-H.html

    factory car on Dunlops

    http://www.***************.com/car/3246/Creation-CA07-Judd.html
     
  20. TopElement

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    #20 TopElement, Aug 28, 2007
    Right...
     
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    #24 Ronbo, Aug 28, 2007
    I use Victoracers (and Hoosier Wets) on my Porsche 944 track car. I will use Hoosiers for racing next year but expect to stay with Kumho for DE, practice and (maybe) qualifying. Outstanding value for money and reasonably durable: my current set lasted about 20 track days.

    Also, I have Ecsta MX's on the 456 and I think they are fine. They are seriously bad news in the wet but very very good on dry pavement. Tread wear hasn't been an issue after about 8k miles. They are noisier than some other performance tires but with a Tubi, who cares?
     
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    #25 iceburns288, Aug 28, 2007
    Do you ever hang out with a guy named Fernando?
     
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