Tyres in off-road are never going to be easy, although I think the idea of control tyres throughout a series (especially in this country) where schumacher/ballistic tyres tend to work on grass, astro cobbles etc etc etc is a good one. This is especially true for club racers and similiar level drivers (not those going to the Euro''s or Worlds.)
I think that this helps the racers on a budget, because they can then run a small selection of tyres (AND wheels, AND foams) which all add up in price. Last season I ran 4 sets of wheels and tyres (including my minipins for indoors) which didnt cost me all that much. I knew that with a spare set of foams and wheels that I could buy some new tyres at a meeting if one set of mine were wearing out a bit. I also know that I would run a set of tyres for more than one meeting (yes that is 12 rounds of racing!!).
I cannot afford more than one set of tyres a meeting because that is around £60 worth of wheels tyres and foams in total!!
As far as these Mirage tyres are concerned, if they look, handle and wear very similiar to schumacher tyres, why cannot we run them alongside schumachers and ballistics on the control tyre list???? Surely then if you cannot get schumacher tyres at that time, you have a viable alternative!!
It also may help push the cost down, but I doubt it.... if they come out cheap at first, then they will go UP in price - just look at the ballistic buggy tyres!!
My two cents
M.
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