Tires make a difference

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Anyone running Bridgestone 03 Pole Positions ? A 280 wear rating and a decent price currently on Tire Rack for 18's which is what I need.

I can only give 2nd hand experience, I have heard nothing but good things about that tire.

Steve

Edit: My bad, the S-04 pole position was the one I was thinking, looks like there are several, although I bet they are all good.

[Topless]

Yay! It's all about the contact patch and for track days and AX the Star Spec, RS-3, RE-11, and AD08 are all a good choice. They have excellent grip and hold up well to the heat of continuous lapping. Far better than Michelin SS, or Bridgestone S-03/S-04 IMO.

The latter tires are great all around street tires with good grip and manners but suffer under track day continuous lapping or AX events.

[Porsche9]

Originally Posted by Topless

Yay! It's all about the contact patch and for track days and AX the Star Spec, RS-3, RE-11, and AD08 are all a good choice. They have excellent grip and hold up well to the heat of continuous lapping. Far better than Michelin SS, or Bridgestone S-03/S-04 IMO.

The latter tires are great all around street tires with good grip and manners but suffer under track day continuous lapping or AX events.

Basically "Extreme Performance Summer" tires are going to do better at the track with the trade off being a UTQG rating of 200 or less plus they generally cost more then "Max Performance Summer" tires with a UTQG of about 260 to 320 and lower costs. For the track you gotta pay to play.

For the street the Sumi HTR Z III can't be beat for value.

Going with a BFG G-Force R1 track only tire I imagine is another huge jump in performance but then we are talking a UTQG rating of 40 and at that point the car is likily to need other mods to handle the huge grip potential.

[Topless]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

Basically "Extreme Performance Summer" tires are going to do better at the track with the trade off being a UTQG rating of 200 or less plus they generally cost more then "Max Performance Summer" tires with a UTQG of about 260 to 320 and lower costs. For the track you gotta pay to play.

For the street the Sumi HTR Z III can't be beat for value.

Going with a BFG G-Force R1 track only tire I imagine is another huge jump in performance but then we are talking a UTQG rating of 40 and at that point the car is likily to need other mods to handle the huge grip potential.

Actually Hankook RS-3 are very comparable in price to Max Summer Tires like S0-4 and Super Sports. They are also a great value.

Yep, R1s need lots of negative camber and stiffer suspension to control the contact patch. Generally running R-comps to full effect requires about $4k or more in suspension work. Otherwise you just eat up the outer shoulders and kill em in one day.

It's a slippery slope I have slid down many times.

[Porsche9]

Originally Posted by Topless

Actually Hankook RS-3 are very comparable in price to Max Summer Tires like S0-4 and Super Sports. They are also a great value.

Yep, R1s need lots of negative camber and stiffer suspension to control the contact patch. Generally running R-comps to full effect requires about $4k or more in suspension work. Otherwise you just eat up the outer shoulders and kill em in one day.

It's a slippery slope I have slid down many times.

I noticed that about the RS-3.

In my car the driver still needs upgrades before even thinking about something like R-1's. Plus I'm out there to have fun first and don't want to take myself too seriously because as you said it becomes a slippery slope.