NEW Hoosier sm7
Just heard about this.Hopefully its not old news:
I wonder when the r7/a7 switchover will happen and how different they really are in terms of speed, price point etc.... Apparently Hoosier hasnt said much about them yet Hoosier SM7 Official for 2014 - Spec Miata (SM) - Mazda Racers |
Local SM guys were clued in late this summer, they all knew to "expect a tire change" and were selling scrubs unusually cheap :)
From your link: J. Drago(SM champ) after the test day at Roebling Road: "My observations.. -What I saw was a tire that was very comparable to the SM6. -Overall lap times were thought to be faster, in actuality they were a little slower. - The drivers all commented that the tires were much easier to drive ( which is suprising as the SM6 is already very easy to drive) - wear was not an issue in either tire and I don't rememeber seeing much difference in wear in the tires -there was no "magic lap" in the SM7 like there is in the SM6 (usually lap 2) We did not see that in SM7 -The drop of SM7 sticker was comparable to that of the SM6 -The SM7 is not supposed to grain( neither grained in test, but we were assured the Sm7 will not grain like Sm6 does at certain tracks ( COTA, Hallet, Mid Ohio) - drivers all felt if the new tires read SM6 instead of SM7, few if any would notice any difference. -this is not a new compound, this is what is being run in Grand am now -also look for a regional contingency to be announced" |
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