Reply to "Tires for autocross/track."

There are a few questions that you need to ask yourself.

1)Are you using these tires to drive back and forth to the track? If so the Hoosiers will not work. They are slicks with a super soft racing compound and they do pickup everything. Also they are not reccommended to the beginner track or autocross person. They are R compound or racing compound tires.

2)Be careful of sizing. A 225 in a R compound is not the same size as a 225 in a non racing compound. The shoulders are usually wider. Check the specs.

There is a new breed of tires from the manufacturers called extreme performance summer tires. Bridgestone RE-11, Dunlop Direzza, Hankook Ventus R-S2 etc...They are the closest tire you can get to a R compound without actually worrying about the wear and expense of a R compound tire.They work really well for a dual purpose tire street/track.Edit, just checked. Disregard the tires above. They don't make rear sizes big enough for the Pantera.Seems to take advantage of the new generation of tires you need to upgrade wheels. Ugh!

Me personally am using Falken 615's for a dual purpose tire for track events and auto x. I drive to/from the track with my Porsche 911.They work excellent in autocross. At the track(Drivers Ed event) they overheat after 20 minutes of a 30 minute session. Next set of tires will be the new Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Specs.

Hope this helps,

Dan