[s-cars] what tires to get ?

Taka Mizutani t44tqtro at gmail.com
Fri Mar 23 07:34:52 EDT 2007


Mike-
Running the RX-8, eh? :-)

If you can only run 6 tires, why buy ten?

The 265 and 285 sizes are common Porsche rear sizes, so you should have
quite a nice selection of tires.

That said, with the restrictions you've been given, I think you need to find
something that is durable,
heat resistant and still decently sticky. That's a really tough call.

Off the top of my head:
Michelin PS2
Bridgestone RE-01R
Yokohama Advan AD-07

I don't know what the durability looks like on the Bridgestone and the
Advan, but wet track driving is usually different
from wet road driving. You don't usually get standing water in huge puddles
on a track. Grip is going to be important,
those two have some of the best grip.

How much prep are you allowed to do? Can you remove the rear seats and the
trunk trim? Weight is going to be your
enemy in terms of tire wear.

Have you talked to any Mazda experts? Brian Goodwin, perhaps? The guys at
Flyin' Miata?

Taka


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