What’s your take on Parolin in Australia? I do see the few top Parolin factory drivers compete up the front at state and national level, but the majority are running KR like you said.
One of the main draws with KR that I can see is they come standard with those expensive AMV rims and Jecko seat. Parolin are meant to be similar and made in the same factory as KR, but don’t come with a seat and have some off-brand douglas rims as standard.
Parolin seem to work well on the LeCont tyres taking national titles in a couple of classes in 2023 & 2024. The tuning window seems to be a little narrower than the KR, but still very competitive. I drove a friends ‘24 model early this year and it felt very drivable.
From what I’m told they softened the chassis midway through last year and seemed to pick up a lot of performance.
There mustn’t be too much wrong with the standard Parolin wheels despite their price compared to the AMV’s, all the top level guys run them.