[s-cars] track tire recommendations

[Cody Forbes]

Hoosier R6's are pretty good tires for pure track use. We run them on  
many many cars, buy of particular note is the V8 Porsche 944 that's  
won the SE GTS 4 NASA championship 3 years in a row now. 2800lbs,  
360lb/ft worth of rear tire chewing at every straight. We get no less  
than 4 whole NASA weekends to a set, sometimes 6 or 7.

-Cody (mobile)

On Jun 3, 2010, at 12:11 PM, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:

> Gents,
>
> This may have been covered once or twice before, but I didn't seen
> anything specific in the archives.
>
> I autocrossed my B5 A4 on Sunday and ran some older Dunlop R
> compound tires rather than my street Dunlop Direzzas. Decent grip,
> felt good about not chewing up my Direzzas.
>
> Then on Wednesday, I spent the day at Lime Rock with the Porsche
> club. As one of the Dunlop race tires have a minor tread issue, I
> ran the Direzzas. They were great, but got a little greasy toward
> the end of each run. I also didn't feel good about wailing on my
> street tires!
>
> So I'm looking for a set of track tires. My next track event is at
> the Glen in August, so I have some time to find and get them set
> up...
>
> I'm running 17" wheels, 245/40 series tires. Just a touch of rub
> on the right front fender, so a wide 235 (Kumho) would be an
> alternative to a "regular" 245.
>
> What tires do people like these days? The A4 corners fairly well
> (springs/bars) and stops very well (Boxster S front, S4 rear
> brakes). It could use a bit more power. :)
>
> I'm looking for a consistent tire that will last a while...don't
> need the ultimate in grip, but want something that's predictable.
>
> Also, if you have any recommendations on where I can pick up ~50
> horsepower for $500, I'd appreciate it. :) (The car already has an
> APR chip and a Milltek exhaust). Everyone was pretty surprised at
> how well the Audi did...good speed through most of the course,
> just a bit slow up the hill and down the straight. Of course, that
> gave the Carrera GT in my run group a couple of opportunities to
> pass :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lee
> '01 B5 A4 1.8tq (among others)
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