Used Tires?

[962porsche]

Nick,

My 99 m3 weighted under 3100 lbs (3090 I think) with the spare removed and about 1/3 tank of gas.
I tried the A6s once and I think they overheated after the first lap. My times fell off a lot the second and 3rd lap.

NHMS CC 7/8/2009 ST3 330 Greg Loupis 01:19.111, 01:19.980, 01:20.317, 01:19.111 1-T BMW E36 328is

R6 only for me from now on.
My .02 cents
Greg

i tried A6's once on my 944 they two only lasted about two laps and fell right off that car scales out at 2400 LBS . i olny will run new R6's now . i'm not a fan of used tires at all . but on the other hand my car doesn't put out 600 HP like Greg's BMW does !

[betelgeuse]

Nick,

My 99 m3 weighted under 3100 lbs (3090 I think) with the spare removed and about 1/3 tank of gas.
I tried the A6s once and I think they overheated after the first lap. My times fell off a lot the second and 3rd lap.

NHMS CC 7/8/2009 ST3 330 Greg Loupis 01:19.111, 01:19.980, 01:20.317, 01:19.111 1-T BMW E36 328is

R6 only for me from now on.
My .02 cents
Greg

i tried A6's once on my 944 they two only lasted about two laps and fell right off that car scales out at 2400 LBS . i olny will run new R6's now . i'm not a fan of used tires at all . but on the other hand my car doesn't put out 600 HP like Greg's BMW does !

You finally got it right David. Last year you said it was 450.
Greg

[962porsche]

LOL ya but that was the old car !

[blindsidefive0]

Hey everyone - thanks for the feedback on the tires.

Another question - date code, how important? I'm looking at a set of once used Hankook z214 c71's with 2709 date code (manufactured 27th week of 2009). Apparently, they were stored in bags in some guy's basement. Assuming all of that is true, do I have to be concerned running tires that are 3 years old? How much slower are older tires, assuming just 1 heat cycle and full tread depth? Will they wear too quickly?

Dave and I blew through a bunch of v710's with 08 date code over the last 2 years - It's hard to say whether they went "too fast" because we don't know about 2011 or 2012 v710's would have felt like, or if it was the 325i's body roll and minimal camber, or our driving style...