[Jamo]

So Al, what's wrong with Avons?

The Billboard's faults are everything the folks say. Flatspotting is the least of your worries...gone in half a mile or so. They are not made to put up with Ozone and other evile stuff...so they crack (instant patina if you will), they are crap in the rain, they are crap in the cold...rock hard...and they don't last that long. Honestly, Avons are not all that much more when you factor in some mileage.

Are they pretty? Yes. Loved they way they looked on the tin can, and they did well on the track. The modern version of the tires that should be on a Cobra (Bluestreaks) are prettier and better on the track, and are even worse on the street.

Avons, once you learn them, do great on the track and do everything else just fine. The lack of a top will limit your driving instead of your tires, not the other way around.