high performance street tires? ?

[Tess McMillan]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for offering up some info!

Those old tires I mentioned (RE71, AVS intermediate, SP Sport 5000) were 
good tires for spirited street driving, which is what I'm looking for now. 
I also tend to drive the same tire all seasons.
 
At the time I made those earlier purchases, my 80Q was pre-coilovers, 
pre-anti-roll bar, pre-dedicated track wheels and tires, etc., so as soon 
as I went out to do a track day they were toast because of the heavy 
weight and the flex in the front end. I don't track my Audi now... I think 
I'll wait 'til I'm rich and can retire it from being my daily driver.

What are you recommending for Audis these days?

side issue! little Audi content:
And now I'm curious about the Pilot Sport Cups. I had to buy a set last 
week because it was the only tire that fit my track wheels (different 
car): 205/55 16 F, 245/45 16 R. It was a very painful experience for my 
wallet. But I already had trouble fitting the Yoko A032Rs on the rear -- 
had to work really hard on the alignment to get everything to fit, and it 
looks like the PSCs are even bigger than the Yokos were. A friend of mine 
with a new M3 returned a set of 17s or 18s that he couldn't get to fit 
without rolling the fenders. Why are the PSCs so 'fat'? Why is it so 
hard to find an R compound 245/45 nowadays? Are the manufacturers making 
tires for SUVs and trucks instead? Have you ever heard of anyone 
manufacturing tires "to order"?

Tess
in Bellevue, WA USA


On Sun, 25 Mar 2007, Mark R wrote:

> Tess, all the chicks are going for lavender.  It's the "new black" in tire
> accessories.  =)
> 
> You really need to decide WHAT you're looking for in the tire.  One of your
  -- snip -- 
> 
> Mark Rosenkrantz (who happens to be both a track junkie and Tire Rack
> dealer)
>