FWIW, I was up against Alann Gross last weekend at an "endurocross" autocross at SPC. We ran runs of 7 laps each, so it was a good chance to evaluate the consistency of tires.

Alann was in a '99 Miata with a new Bilstein PSS9 suspension (low and fairly stiff) and half-worn 195/60-14 Azenis. I was in my '96 Miata with Koni/Ground Control suspension (not as low, probably stiffer) and almost new 195/60-14 Hankook Z212's.

Average lap times for each of our fastest runs put Alann about 4/10 faster than me per 35-second lap. I'm sure part of that is that he just plain out-drove me, he usually does. Part of it could also be that he ran in the morning when it was cool, and I ran late in the afternoon when it was hot. He's also probably got more camber than I do as he just lowered his car some more and hasn't had it realigned yet.

Anyway... just thought I'd toss that out. The Hankook's were very consistent, never seemed to lose their grip. I'm still pretty sure they're on par with the Azenis. Like I said, Alann just out-drove me consistently.

Oh, one final excuse... it was a power-friendly course. Chad cleaned our clocks in his STi!

Results if anyone is interested:
http://sunridersmotorsports.com/srfi...ultsByTime.pdf