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Supply low, demand high - I'll sell you my set for $2k delivered to the track! :p

Just kidding of course, it's actually $5k.

Jkjk,
- Josh

Lots of discussion going on, glad to see that. Ideas are all over the map, at least we're having the talk!

The weather this weekend isn't looking great, so I'll at least get to text azenis as rain...

Here's the best price I found on 275/40-17 Azenis right now. $690 for 4 before tax, screaming deal IMO.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/311851348770

Mine are ordered, Dan's are ordered. I'm looking...

I prefer to race, AIX or fun-run. I think we'll get better data in a battle rather than TT.

I'll have at least 8 sessions with data on my Azenis before Cresson, maybe more. If we don't want to...

I like the idea of running a 245 tire from a cost perspective. For this test though, I think it makes sense to stick with the 275 to minimize the number of variables at play and give these tires the...

I could go either way I suppose. If we're actually racing I think it'll be a better test in the heat of battle.

So the 245/45/17 Azenis is nearly the same OD as the 275/40/17 RRs. The 255/40/17...

I was looking at 255s, the price difference to the 275 is substantial. I think for the first test we should all be on the same size tire.
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The azenis have at least some pedigree in other race/track classes. See TT street tire class, and spec Corvette, without shaving (so far).

- Josh

$279.05/Tire this year.

- Josh

A spec tire class doesn't have to run a race tire.

- Josh

Because there are more than 3 race weekends. Empirical data is showing (for some guys at least) the RRs are loosing a significant amount of time and handling characteristics after the first weekend...

The #82 and #99 are on board for a falken test at Cresson. That makes 5, the more the merrier.

- Josh

Which classes? I had not heard of that working. Not a bad idea, seems like it would be hard to police.

- Josh

The RR is durable, it'll last 3-5 weekends in terms of rubber. It's the first weekend that's 2 seconds/lap faster that's the issue. If Toyo baked out the tires before they sold them we'd probably not...

The NT01 is still a Toyo, I'm skeptical that one way or another we won't get screwed again.

- Josh

I did a 24 hour enduro in an integra (really light car*) on one set of azenis, no chunking, no real fall off in laptimes from the very first session to the very last. Tires still had lots of life...

I'm interested in this experiment as well. 3/5

Class of 5 CMC/Azeni cars.

- Josh