HPDE car - tires?

[e30s50dan]

hard to beat Toyo R888..wear like iron,and no too bad on price!

[balooshinakus]

On the other hand, I really don't see the point in destroying all season tires on the track if you commute this car. He has brand new all seasons, it's not like he has tires he's about to throw away.

A star spec isn't an extreme tire, but it will withstand track time just fine and still last a bit. A lot of all seasons will start shredding apart at the track. I'd rather save the tires and use them on the street and get a set of tires for the track that won't fall apart. Right tool for the job.

[Bimmerman325i]

Have YOU been to an HPDE before or run on sticky R-comp tires (NT01, RA1, etc)?

If no, then run what you have until they are gone, then switch to the Dunlop Star Specs. If yes, run what you have until they are gone, then switch to either Star Specs or a stickier tire if you can justify the higher cost, faster wear, and all for your skill level.

Remember that an HPDE is supposed to teach you car control applicable to street cars. I know it's mostly an excuse to get track time and prep for racing, but if you're looking to transfer skillsets over to street cars, race rubber won't help.

[balooshinakus]

r comps are probably overkill for now. If you are running all seasons you will tear them up at the track though, so it might not be a bad idea to upgrade to star specs or something along those lines (a tire that can survive the track but doesn't cost a bunch and has long life).

My dad used his street tires on a PCA driver skills day (autox type stuff) for 1 day and tore his tires up pretty good.. If he had gotten better tires for driving events it would have saved him money because now he has to get new street tires and is going to get summer tires for driving events.

[dreeves]

Just run what you have. The first couple days are about learning the line and the basic technique; there'll be time for sticky tires in the future.

[xphiledan]

dunlop direzza z1 starspec

[jstam]

tire choice is covered many times I'm sure, but I'm taking my e30 to its first HPDE in a couple of weeks (not my first). Currently has bottle caps and pretty Bridgestone G009's (<5k miles), + the suspension mods you see in my sig + new ss lines and PFC06's I just installed last weekend.

Question to all - should I just run w/ what's on the car, or quickly upgrade to what I have planned in the future, which is bimmerworld 15's w/ RA-1's or NT01's (or something equivalent)?

I have a feeling the Bridgestones may be sliding all over, which can be good and bad I guess. Treadwear is listed at 460.