Which brand of street tires are you running on

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by Bob Eyres

I just put on a set of Toyo R888's. They're quite sticky in the dry, they hang right in there on the on-ramps, but I haven't been in the rain with them yet.
As you can see, they look great.
They may have saved my *** as I was cruising up US-1 yesterday, near the bridge over the Port of West Palm Beach. A (99'?) Firebird was playing with me and tailgating. When I reached the steep part of the bridge I nailed in in second, it hooked and felt great.
But just as I reached the top of the overpass, at speed, there was a large roll of rug, as big as a refrigerator in my lane. I flicked it left near the guard rail and squeezed by. The Firebird wasn't so lucky, he freaked and spun a 180 into the other lane slamming into the right retaining wall of the bridge.
I turned around and came back to check on him. He was already out of the car and on the phone. The wife and a three year old kid were in the front seat. "We're ok, they yelled" Wheeew! Thank you Toyos! I don't like doing donuts 150ft. over the channel

That reminds me of a similar situation; me driving my 95 C4 on new BFG KDs with a "moostang" tailgating me as we entered an on-ramp at speed. The KD's are/were fantastic when warm and dry - which it was as I braked and turned toward the apex, downshifted, and then nailed it in 2nd. The 'stang couldn't hold the corner, and slid off the bank into a 6" "pond" of rain water.

BF Goodrich made some killer tires for the 17" wheels back then (2002). But, are they still available? I read a Consumer Reports article back in the late '00s where the author said the "KD" must stand for "Killer (when) DRY". (No longer available in our sizes, however.)