Avon rain tires

[eh427]

Has anyone tried the Avon rain tires or heard anything about them, good or bad?

[Super Dave]

Raced on Avons years ago.

They used to have a decent program in England, but I haven't heard them doing a whole lot lately.

If cost is the issue, how much does it cost you to feel better on the track.  Race tire vendors aren't into gouging racers.  They supply a service, and, hopefully, in your area, some knowledge.  

[Zac]

They have a DOT legal rain (most aren't).  Quite a few supermoto guys use them for racing and as street tires.  I don't think they are nearly as soft as a real race rain.

-z.

[Eric Kelcher]

FYI CCS allows any rain tire to be used in rain conditions even in SS. The race director will make a call announcing it as a wet event and once that call is made any tire can used for the remainder of the day. So you do not need a DOT legal tire when it is raining.