Car Classification and Non-US Street tire question

[Chapel GTi]

ignore the 'GTI' in my name<br>
I own a 1988 BMW 325iS<br>
My car has the following performance modifications:<br>
H&R Sport Springs<br>
Bilstein Sport Dampers<br>
E30 M3 rear sway bar<br>
Sparco front strut brace<br>
JimC ECU<br>
15x7" ET20 wheels<br>
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Currently I am running 205/50/15 Kumho Ecsta Supra 712s but next year I got a line on a wicked set of tires:<br>
Im probably getting a nice set of street legal Dunlop Formula R D01Js next season<br>
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These are considered a 'street compound' in the UK and Japan and they sneak under the radar of being a true 'r-compound' tire<br>
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However, because these tires are not available in the US, and therefore do not have a DOT tag... would these be classified in a COM event as an 'r-compound'?<br>
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I can get 4 of those in 215/50/15 for $100/ea<br>
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These (advan 04<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> are also available to me for the same price as the D01Js<br>
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The D01J wear well on the street (about equal to an SP8000 or FM901) and in the UK are considered the premier Track Day tire for street driven cars.<br>
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Im wondering where this would put me in the COM classifications.<br>
The D01Js are not a DOT tire but in the countries they are sold in, they are a street legal tire.<br>
I know I wont be able to hang with anyone running proper slicks, but Id like to have the best street compound available

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1988 BMW 325is<br>
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[therooster]

I think that COM rules require a DOT approved tire for all classes except Prepared. So if you want to run in ST I would find a DOT approved tire. Plenty of approved tires available on this side of the world.

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[Chapel GTi]

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hopefully Dunlop will get into the Sport Compact/Track Car market and start offering the Formula Rs...

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1988 BMW 325is<br>
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[Chapel GTi]

this just in:<br>
DOT Approval on the way for Advan A048s! <br>
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

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