here is my advice.
do at least 6 autocross events before you decide on new tires. The learning curve cut result in damage/wear to new tires that could compromise their performance for the rest of the season. I didn't change to upgraded tires until about two solid months of Autocrossing. Basically until I got to the point where I could no longer take a turn at anything above 45mph without the back end stepping out. But for street use they were fine as you will very rarely have to turn in such a manner.
Regular street tires have a point at which they start to lose all of its performance driving edge.
I guarantee You'll see things very very differently after 6 events.
You'll meet other Porsche owners who will have quite a bit of advice for you.
You have to decide whether you want a good street tire that is decent in autocross
or
like me, you want a good autocross tire that is decent for street use. And then change over to winter suitable tires once Autocross/track season is over in November.
or
if you really like autocross and have the space/time, upgrade to dedicated wheels and tires for autocross which you change after each event.
by the way, the different pilot sports apparently behave very differently from each other in Autocross. Since my daily commute is very short (five minutes each way) I'm considering the Toyo Proxes RA-1 which is really good for Autocross and not bad in the wet. Autocross specific tires like the Falken Azenis and Kumho Victoracer are bad over standing water/puddles and hydroplane. They also slow you down from let's say stop light because of the increased grip. Its a trade off, slower 0-60 time for 'on rails' cornering grip.
But the Pilot SPort2 and cup's seem to be very very popular for double duty.
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Last edited by Perfectlap; 03-22-2005 at 03:11 PM.
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