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Originally Posted by jbh
I am planning on buying a Z4M roadster in the next 2 months (2006/2007). I plan to use it as a daily driver 60% of the time. In addition I would like to do some AutoX with it.
I understand it may not be the perfect car to start with and I should buy a Miata, but I don't want to drive a Miata as a daily driver 60% of the time. I love the Z4M and it is the roadster I want to buy.
My question is how bad am I going to eat up my tires if I do this 6 times a year give or take? Is one or 2 sessions going to wear them out? I know it is dependent on many variables but I am just looking for a general answer. If I get real serious then maybe I should be looking at a dedicated set of AutoX tires and wheels.
Also any other items that may wear out quikly doing AutoX with this frequency?...
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I'll let others comment more about autocross tire wear but I tend to lean towards tire wear being related to driving "style" (or lack thereof -- overd-driving the car is going to wear out the tires quicker and result in slower times) and rubber compound (softer tires obviously wear out quicker).
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Originally Posted by jbh
...Also any other items that may wear out quikly doing AutoX with this frequency?
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Brakes. You'll likely also want to change your oil more frequently.
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Originally Posted by jbh
I also know the roadster may not be a good choice if I ever track the car because it is a convertible but if I get that serious I will look at different options.
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The ///M roadster has a torsional rigidity rating that rivals most other sports coupes. So your concern here, really isn't valid with the ///M roadster.
I just noticed you're from Cowtown. You should come out to Motorsports Ranch and do HPDEs instead of autocrosses...Much more fun in my opinion.