Towelly
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Hello all - I am going to be hitting up a few NASA events (As many as I can afford) and be doing quite a bit of Autocross racing this summer. I am pretty much a newb to autocross and roadracing. The last time I autocrossed was in a 1993 SHO five years back and a 2002 WRX after that about 3 years back. Now I will be fielding a 2011 5.0, so a whole new world. I tracked my old WRX a few times, but once again, not even the same class.
I have done a limited amount of research and think that going R-Compound directly out of the gate is not a good idea. I am trying to save my factory rubber for road use only, so I am in need of a tire that will hold me over on the autocross course and road course alike.
I looked at 3 tires, Falken FK 452's, Hankook Ventus V12 Evo's and Continental Extreme Contact DW's. Would any one of these be a good choice? They are a good bit cheaper than R-Compounds available. All in the $170-$190 price range. I'm willing to go up to $200 a tire if that will get me a tire that is worth the money, but I would rather not spend more than that if possible as I don't plan on these lasting more than one season. If they do, great. But all they have to do is get me through a season of racing. Which for me is hopefully going to be at least 2 HPDE events and 8+ autocross events.
Any opinions welcome and I am not stuck on any of the tires listed. I just noticed they are all reasonably priced and come in 265/35/18, which is the size I'm shooting for. Again, this is basically a effort to save my stock rubber for street driving and not spend a small fortune on 19" rubber every racing season.
I have done a limited amount of research and think that going R-Compound directly out of the gate is not a good idea. I am trying to save my factory rubber for road use only, so I am in need of a tire that will hold me over on the autocross course and road course alike.
I looked at 3 tires, Falken FK 452's, Hankook Ventus V12 Evo's and Continental Extreme Contact DW's. Would any one of these be a good choice? They are a good bit cheaper than R-Compounds available. All in the $170-$190 price range. I'm willing to go up to $200 a tire if that will get me a tire that is worth the money, but I would rather not spend more than that if possible as I don't plan on these lasting more than one season. If they do, great. But all they have to do is get me through a season of racing. Which for me is hopefully going to be at least 2 HPDE events and 8+ autocross events.
Any opinions welcome and I am not stuck on any of the tires listed. I just noticed they are all reasonably priced and come in 265/35/18, which is the size I'm shooting for. Again, this is basically a effort to save my stock rubber for street driving and not spend a small fortune on 19" rubber every racing season.