[RCrown2]

Ok, I have never done a rally x, but after I have just finished an auto x that got me hooked, I want to try a rally x now. I have Conti Xtreme contacts on the stock bbs' right now and I was wondering if those tires would be ok to use on the rally x. I really couldn't afford to buy some off-road tires. Please let me know what you pros think.

Thanks,

RC

[Xman]

not sure what surfaces your local RallyX run on because some are tarmac and dirt combined, some are 100% dirt, some are gravel.

Eitherway, I would recommend buddying up with a ProRally team to get some cast offs they should have different gravel and possibly some intermediate or tarmac tires that you could get at a very cheap price.

Otherwise I would go with a LONG wearing snow tire, I do know that the Hakka's do NOT hold up well to gravel/dirt because the warm temps make them very very soft.

[crashsti]

i have heard that Blizzak WS-50's are popular. they are also relatively inexpensive and are offered in a 17 in size that fits the STi. there are no real Rally tires that i have seen in 17inch sizes. i will hopefully be running my STi at a RallyX in July and will be using my Blizzak LM-22's. some RallyX organizers do not allow "off road" only tires. they feel if you can't or would'nt run it on the street you should'nt run it in a RallyX. Jrich523 has run two RallyX with the stock Potenza tires and has had lots of fun.