not only will they work fine 'for the street' anyone who said that had to
either be screwing with you or trying, in some twisted way, to keep you from
getting some overly heavy tire. Mazda has been cautious to keep tire weights
down on the miata.

Go to miata.net and you can read tire reviews to your hearts content. Bottom
line seems to be Toyo Proxes T1s is the best compromise that includes both
excellent wet and dry grip with excellent ride characteristics. Down side is
that they have been relatively expensive compared to other tires that have a
bit more of a trade-off in thier ride / handling ratio.

I'm quite happy with my Bridgestone 'Eager' tires, pretty cheap, high
treadwear rating, great ride and plenty of grip in wet and dry with good
breakaway characteristics. I've religated the Falken Azenis to 'autocross
only' use (great grip, poor ride quality)

Good luck
Chris
92BB&T