Avon's New 300
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:18 pm
I arrived in Miami for the East Meets West with bald tires. I had planned to get with Stan and get some new rubber. My old rear tire was a 300 Avon. The new one Stan had waiting was also an Avon 300 but had a different tread pattern.
When doing a bit of street dragging in Oklahoma, the tire just wouldn't hook up. We discovered that not only the tread pattern changed, but the entire shape/profile of the tire. Less of a contact patch and not nearly as flat when side by side with the older style. Very rounded.
At the track, I took the pressure down from 36 psi to 25 psi trying to get a bit more traction. Not much help as I'd spin it right off the bat. On the street I could roast it at 85 mph (no nitrous) which I've never come close to being able to do.
Anyhow, I was bitching in Oklahoma because for drag race purposes, it wasn't the ticket. Now home in NC and riding the twisties here in the mountains, I discovered gold. This tire is awesome! Very quick handling, very nice ride.
It's impossible to find a tire that would be good on a road coarse and then good for straight line drag racing. Two entirely different animals.
I would highly recommend the new Avon 300 for anyone using a 300 application and wanting a top notch handling tire. I've always been an Avon critic because of the lack of quality control. I've seen numerous new Avons out of round. I got a good one and for agility and nice ride, it's top drawer in my opinion.
Elliot
When doing a bit of street dragging in Oklahoma, the tire just wouldn't hook up. We discovered that not only the tread pattern changed, but the entire shape/profile of the tire. Less of a contact patch and not nearly as flat when side by side with the older style. Very rounded.
At the track, I took the pressure down from 36 psi to 25 psi trying to get a bit more traction. Not much help as I'd spin it right off the bat. On the street I could roast it at 85 mph (no nitrous) which I've never come close to being able to do.
Anyhow, I was bitching in Oklahoma because for drag race purposes, it wasn't the ticket. Now home in NC and riding the twisties here in the mountains, I discovered gold. This tire is awesome! Very quick handling, very nice ride.
It's impossible to find a tire that would be good on a road coarse and then good for straight line drag racing. Two entirely different animals.
I would highly recommend the new Avon 300 for anyone using a 300 application and wanting a top notch handling tire. I've always been an Avon critic because of the lack of quality control. I've seen numerous new Avons out of round. I got a good one and for agility and nice ride, it's top drawer in my opinion.
Elliot